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Related: About this forumMarco Rubio joins Rick Scott, says too many of the unemployed don't want to work
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is the latest Florida Republican to suggest that employers cant hire because unemployment benefits are too fat.
On a Wednesday appearance on Fox and Friends, Floridas senior Senator joined his junior colleague in expressing concern about overly attractive jobless benefits hampering the economic recovery.
A lot of people are having trouble re-hiring workers because the workers are saying to them Im making more on unemployment, Rubio said. Not everybody, most people would prefer to have a job obviously, but thats an issue were hearing reports about.
When asked, Rubios communications staff would not assign an actual numeric value to what most means, instead saying that many businesses are complaining that federal payments are more than what they pay.
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dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Alacritous Crier
(3,807 posts)Although, TN sure leaves a lot to be desired politically. At least I love the mountains and weather.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Alacritous Crier
(3,807 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Scott & Rubio, life long public grifters living off the taxpayer's dollars ..🙄
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,371 posts)There must be plenty of unemployed republicans who would work in meat plants rather than collect unemployment.
iscooterliberally
(2,849 posts)Florida has no representation in the senate as long as these two parasites hold office.
Midnight Writer
(21,552 posts)It will always amaze me that people will vote against their own interests to elect politicians who disrespect them.
hay rick
(7,522 posts)His absenteeism from the Senate was a major story during the 2016 presidential campaign.