Thanks to unemployment insurance, poverty declined last year (with Amy Goldstein and Elliott Morris)
Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer
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Is There a Way to Fix Unemployment?
Having a strong social safety net isn't just good for the people who on the safety net. It's good for everyone, right? Because people who were getting those unemployment payments were able to spend their money locally and that kept other businesses from laying off workers. Their consumer demand kept the economy flowing. So is there a way to fix unemployment so that it operates that way all the time, so that it holds our communities up, not just families, and keeps business is running? Yes, that's right. Next week on pitchfork economics, nick and goldie are talking to vote dot org.
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