In 14 states, unemployment benefits and Obamacare subsidies were found to be the equivalent to a head of household earning $80,000 in salary. The three states with the largest benefits were Washington at nearly $123,000, Massachusetts at $117,000, and New Jersey at nearly $109,000 for the year. There were only five states where these two benefits were equivalent to under $50,000 - Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, Arizona, and Louisiana. So far from being a hand up to the poor, this has turned into a hand out for the middle and upper-income classes.