Will getting less financial support drive more into the work force - What's Your Point?
Gov. Abbott Cancels $300 per week federal unemployment benefit
Houston's Sunday morning political debate show! The WYP panel talks about the recent move by Texas Governor Gregg Abbott to eliminate the additional $300 per week aid in pandemic unemployment relief, believing that by doing so more people will get back to work and move the Texas economy to recover faster.
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Last week we posed the question - should Governor Abbott join 16 other states and spur idle Texans back into the workplace by cutting off generous federal jobless benefits?
Nearly on cue, Abbott delivered an answer.
Effective June 26th unemployed folks in the Lone Star State will no longer have access to that extra 1200 bucks per month from Uncle Sam.
Panel - while there was lots of complaining when the news broke, does this amount to what some folks call "tough love"?
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This week's panel: Chris Tritico, FOX 26 Legal Analyst, Marcus Davis, restaurateur and host of "Fish, Grits, and Politics", Charles Blain founder of Urban reform, Sue Lovell, former Houston City Council member, Gary Polland, conservative commentator.