As $600-a-Week Jobless Aid Nears End, Congress Faces a Quandary - WSJ

A University of Chicago study found 68% of unemployed workers who are eligible for benefits receive more in jobless payments than their lost earnings

The fatal flaw.

Ms. Lee said the restaurant where she worked hasn’t reopened, but she wouldn’t feel comfortable going back to work if it did, because she fears getting sick there and passing the illness to her children.

Lee, a chef, makes 54% more unemployed than employed. You can’t blame her for wanting the benefits extended, but her fear of passing COVID-19 to her teenage kids is overstated.

as states moved to reopen their economies, some employers said they faced difficulties because many workers receiving jobless benefits could make more money staying home, while avoiding costs such as child care and transportation.