Polis supports devastating unemployment

When Jared Polis took office Colorado’s unemployment rate was in the top five of all states. According to The Committee to Unleash Prosperity, run by his own very close friend, the renowned economist Art Laffer, the state dropped into the bottom five.

And just to make sure good people stay unemployed he continues to pay them not to work even though there are record number of job openings.

Economic policy at its core is not a difficult concept. What you tax or punish you get less of; what you subsidize or encourage you get more of.

Twenty-one other governors are stopping the extended federal unemployment benefits of an extra $300 a week through September. Not Jared Polis.

Encouraging people to avoid finding a job while there is a tsunami of jobs to be had is depraved.

Polis certainly is smarter than this. This lack of leadership is only explained by his unwillingness to stand up to the socialist wing of his caucus.

Then in classic “heads government wins, tales taxpayers lose” fashion, Governor Unemployment tries to promote getting people off their couches and into a job by…spending more of your money.

Via executive order he is going to give up to $1,600 to get the couch-surfers he is encouraging to stay on unemployment benefits to get a job.

Passing on commenting about his propensity to spend money without legislative approval for a moment, let’s look at the confused policy goals here. Spend someone else’s cash to pay to not get a job AND to get a job. Clearly shows how he values those working hard to pay taxes, doesn’t it?

So, what would you choose, an extra $300 a week for 15 weeks without having to work, that’s $4,500, or $1,600 to go to work now?

Even people on unemployment can do simple math.

Please Governor Unemployment, stop spending our money to keep able people from bringing dignity to their lives.

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