Think about it. In a way, the U.S. Senators are laying off 2.5 million already unemployed Americans--i.e. without pay--once again.
THE UNPAID UNEMPLOYED
As many more Americans are underemployed and not eligible for unemployment insurance, there are now certainly Americans these days who are scrounging upmoney and part-time jobs here and there.
Sometimes these underemployed Americans earn a lot doing part-time work.
Others just get by day-by-day. Today, one lady on NPR noted that her only income now---aside from unemployment insurance (the insurance she has now been laid off from), was only occasionally doing stints of photography for weddings. NOTE: The woman likely signed no contract for such odd jobs.
One can hardly live from such occasional work. However, more than 2.5 million Americans (and their families) will have to try.
WORSE STILL
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