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Aren't those only temporary emergency Covid relief funds put in place in order to limit the impact on the economy and hope to restart it?

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Yes. They are the subject of this thread because they are a significant portion of the unemployment lower-to-middle income employees receive. They are worth discussing because, as you note, part of their goal is to avoid a protracted economic recovery, but they are having a counterproductive side effect.