[fatnoah]

>Didn’t read the article, but why would you go work at a lower end job when you can make 80-90% of what you would make by just collecting unemployment benefits?

I think you wouldn't. A family member runs a small shop and unemployment plus additional COVID benefits ended up being very close to wages of some employees, who did the math and decided that 90% of the pay for 5% (not zero due to expectations for unemployment) of the work.