Here's the poop Republicans are floating. Plenty of jobs people refuse to go back to. Make more money on unemployment. That's it?

You need to realize that the conditions where you live aren't the conditions everywhere else.  You keep making judgments based on your little corner of the world.  There's a bigger world out there and for some, $600 doesn't pay their mortgage/rent, food, kids, etc.  

And in those places....I am sure they are recieving more unemployment than what people get in my corner of the world as well. As it is based on whatever your income was when you were working as an employee.

My unemployment did not pay my bills either. But it did help. This post was edited by my2cents at July 27, 2020 5:45 PM MDT

In New York, the maximum amount of weekly benefits you can receive is $405.  Try living on that in New York City or pretty much anywhere else.

The maximum benefit anyone can earn is $275 per week. Florida’s maximum time for collecting unemployment benefits is capped at 12 weeks.

Here's a list of unemployment benefits in all the states.  Note that the highest amount is paid in Alabama - $451 per week.

https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/how-much-money-unemployment-benefits-by-state-2020-4 This post was edited by SpunkySenior at July 28, 2020 9:49 AM MDT

You mean at YOUR job Walt? May I ask do you each wear a mask and is social distancing possible? I have to confess I'm very scared...with the massive uptick in California EVEN THOUGH OUR GOVERNOR DID THE RIGHT THING at my age and Jim's everyone everywhere could bring our deaths. Glad I don't have to decide whether to be or not to be at work. Glad I don't have young kids depending on me for their security safety continuity. Just glad being old. Thank you for your reply m'dear and Happy Monday to thee and thine! It's gotten SO UGLY in Portland. Condolences! :( This post was edited by RosieG at July 27, 2020 10:58 AM MDT

It's required that everybody coming in gets screened and wear a mask ... whether it is employee, patient, or visitor.
And they only allow 1 visitor/day for each patient.  OB is even stricter, as the visitor isn't supposed to leave the unit.
Employees must wear an N95 "surgical" mask.  Visitors/Patients are allowed to wear cloth, but encouraged to wear the same as employees.
Employees with possible exposure or symptoms are sent home / told not to come to work for 14 days.

Sounds like they are up on everything and doing everything they should be doing! Well m'dear that is very good to know. I wonder how many others places employees work as lucky as you? Thank you for your reply Walt! Do you work close to home or do you have a long commute?

I have about an hour commute (Longview, WA to Astoria, OR).
But there are people who live in Longview and have to commute up/down I-5 for work, so I figure my drive down the scenic highway is better.  Better view, and less traffic. 
Plus, when the temperature in Longview is too hot for me ... it's about 10-20 degrees lower in Astoria, due to it being closer to the coast.

That's a pretty long commute? How are gas prices up there? I know California gas prices are probably the highest in the nation because we switch formulas during summer to do what I don't know. Are your hours flexible? Could you leave earlier than rush hour to go to work and leave work earlier to avoid rush hour when driving home? I had a job where I started my day at 6am and left at 3pm! Avoided going to work and coming home traffic. A lot of the work I did didn't involve other people though and perhaps your job does. Anyway it sure worked for me back in the day! :) This post was edited by RosieG at July 27, 2020 11:32 AM MDT

6am to 3pm is pretty much my hours, so I miss what little rush there is ... even during fishing season.
I think gas prices are about $2.50/gallon.  I don't really watch them, until they get around $3/gallon.

Whoa Walt! Seriously? Your today hours are what my 30 years ago hours were? Oh boy. Okay. I'm always on the lookout for stuff like this and I will ask you what I always ask to which I never get any answers! WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THAT?

I don't know how to calculate it so I don't know if its an impossible question to answer or  possible. But I always am amazed at such coinkydinks. Always. Thank you for your reply. Boy $2.50/gallon? I think Jim paid $3.85 at the last fillup. Well it's more expensive to live in California. To that I say AARRGGHH!  Not to you thought. To you I say "that's great!"! :)