S2E26: The Floor is Lava, An Unsurvivable Financial Horror Story
Part 2 of our unemployment insurance deep dive picks up where the trust fund bomb left off. We model what survival actually looks like at - minimum wage, $100k, $200k combined and single- and map it state by state. The results are start: no income bracket and no family structure comes out okay in most of this country. We cover SNAP, Section 8, COBRA, Medicaid, and the mental health tool of re-entry. If the system feels broken, wait until you hear the numbers. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation.
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