South Carolina Village. Henry McMaster has vigorously slammed federal programs that provide an additional $ 300 to the unemployed – saying it gives incentives to work and is putting America “right on the road to socialism”.
“It’s closer to socialism than I’ve seen,” Republicans Tucker Carlson attacked Fox News Monday Night.
“We’ve got help-signs everywhere, we’ve got calls and letters, and texts from all kinds of businesses across the state,” McMaster said.
“People will not come to work because they are getting that much money or more in some cases by staying home.”
According to Bank of America economists, the combined unemployment benefit means that anyone who earns less than $ 32,000 per year can receive more income from unemployment assistance than their previous jobs.
Last week, McMaster announced that his state would opt out of federal epidemic-related benefit programs in late June.
On Monday, he gave a financial boost to unemployed residents in the form of “a retaliatory policy”.
“I am afraid that what the Biden administration is doing is that they are telling everyone that the virus is still prevalent and still very much in danger. Everyone has to stay home. This is not true, ”he told Carlson.
“We have found people and businesses who are actively seeking people every day and cannot find them because they are paying at home. Go do a job, go back to work. This is why you build an economy and a family and everything. “
McMaster said politicians “need to stand up and fight against it.”
“The Biden proposal is completely unproductive, kills encouragement, and brings us on the road to socialism. We have stood up and want to fight against it, ”the governor said.
Meanwhile, McMaster said in a statement last week that South Carolina businesses have “borne the brunt” of the financial impact of the COVID-19 epidemic.
“Businesses that have survived … now face an unprecedented labor shortage … What was intended to be a short-term financial support for the vulnerable and displaced during the height of the epidemic has turned into a dangerous federal right, Workers have to be encouraged and paid to stay. At home rather than encouraging them to return to the workplace. “
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