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Why government should think of unemployment insurance benefits assistance during this pandemic

With the Covid-19 pummeling, the government should create unemployment benefits insurance for the unemployed to maintain the social and economic services to its populace as part of its economic stimulus.

The unemployment benefits or compensations are paid funds by compulsory government insurance to the individual citizen. Depending on the jurisdiction and the person's status, those sums may be small, covering only basic needs, or may compensate the lost time proportionally to the previous earned salary.

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