Republicans wrapped the safety net in red tape. Now we’re all suffering.
As thousands of newly unemployed Floridians face delayed or impeded access to benefits, author Rebecca Vallas explains that this crisis is the result of intentionally onerous requirements and difficult to navigate bureaucracy around safety net programs.
But while Florida leaders appear to have taken extraordinary measures to block workers from accessing jobless benefits, in many ways, the result is the logical conclusion of a nefarious playbook that GOP lawmakers have used for years to make accessing bedrock safety net programs as difficult as possible.
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Authors

Rebecca Vallas
Senior Fellow