AbeVigodaLive wrote:bleedspeed177 wrote:Monster -
I think this might have been the issue after first but then the government stepped in with unemployment benefits I do agree there will always be people that fit in category 1. I think even during the best of times you will have a group that is struggling.
I am more curious about what is going on with this now. I heard that the Biden administration is trying to overturn supreme court rules on this. What is going on? It seems like government overreach.
This is mostly anecdotal evidence... but there is a glut of available jobs right now... from fast food restaurants to truck drivers to engineers and administrative roles.
In fact, I can't recall another time in my adult life where there has been this much need to find employees.
Also anecdotally, we've heard stories of people not working because they make more money at home not to work.
That's not to paint everybody with one gigantic stroke of the paintbrush... but as noted by Bleed... there will always be people that are struggling, even unfairly. It's unfortunate... but how long should landlords (especially small ones) be expecting to foot the bill here?
[Note: To be fair, I'm not a landlord... maybe there are aid programs in place for them to help cover the lack of rent? I dunno.]
If someone finds an article or website that actually specifically outline the moratorium Biden issues that would be great. I went through 3-4 articles and nothing really spells it out.
Q here in Lincoln the economy is always better than much of the US in general. There are a shortage of people in a lot of service providers right know. There are a few reasons for that but yes there are plenty of jobs available right now in this area. I'm not sure if that's the case everywhere. There are probably some people still utilizing unemployment instead of working. I think for the most part the making more money not working has passed and the unemployment benefits only last so long. It's kind of a pain to keep going through the job search process to just sit on your butt. Some people did that before the pandemic too but obviously it's more. Of course some people that are in a difficult situation may not have qualified for the unemployment benefits in the first place.
There are also people that may not be reporting for work because they have a legit concern about staying healthy. I know of people that still have concerns with a family member in the house getting Covid because they have significant health issues. Some people are providing care for their family member instead of having a rotating group of people come provide care (if you can even find a provider that has staff...honestly you might not) etc. So does this moratorium actually address some of these legit problems? Idk like I said it's hard to say because the specifics are lacking.
There is supposed to be a bunch of money available for rent assistance. I think I saw something like 46 million. The reality is I doubt that would go very far even if it was distributed properly. I agree though what are the landlords supposed to be doing. Big or small they shouldn't just be hung out to dry either. They are providing a service and they should be getting compensated even at some sort of reduced amount or something or maybe a tax break.
My guess is that along with the pressure from some democrats Biden caved knowing that it would take a while to overturn things and during that time people that need this protection longer would have it.
Also I'm not sure what it's like in the areas you are in but people that need hoisting assistance the wait list is pretty long. This isn't the case for everyone on that wait list but some people do need the assistance because they do not have the capability to go get a full time job due to disabilities etc. I also know in the past that people I worked with got various government assistance and they worked 2 jobs. Being a single parent supporting a couple kinds on barely over minimum wage isn't easy and a couple of people I worked with were working plenty hard enough and weren't spending their money on wildly unneeded items. The cracks in the system for people that did need some extra help were only widened with the pandemic and I'm sure some people are in tough spots. I think in general most people know that and also it's true businesses are basically people who are some of the people in tough spots. It's not just individuals.
