tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post8965394797853020092..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: WI GOP 'leaders' serve up crass Covid-19 calculusJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-45954334090220121782020-04-22T08:50:50.616-05:002020-04-22T08:50:50.616-05:00This is about making sure people can't file fo...This is about making sure people can't file for unemployment. By ending the business closures, Vos and Fitzgerald will guarantee that workers can no longer claim they are involuntarily unemployed, and so cannot claim unemployment benefits. Low wage workers will have to choose between working and their health but that isn't what this is about. This is about the state not having enough money to pay out unemployment claims without raising taxes on employers. The Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance program is financed by employers quarterly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com