It is truly upsetting to me that the government has not provided more assistance to Americans throughout the pandemic. I personally have struggled financially at times, but overall have been fortunate enough to afford my bills and be able to continue a pretty consistent quality of life compared to pre-Covid. Seeing the differences in YoY unemployment rates among different women is mind-boggling. 2.5% to 11.6% for Asian women (“The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap”) is the biggest jump, and really shines a light in terms of the industries that they were working in (typically public facing) being the hardest hit. Back to my initial point: clearly people living in the US are struggling immensely, the national unemployment rate is still at 6.2% (as of 2/2021). The government has provided $3000 over the course of a year, and at least in New York money, this barely covers a month, MAYBE two of expenses. It is honestly abhorrent (though not surprising) to me that we are a “superpower of the world” and cannot obtain regular financial assistance in such an unprecedented time…
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It’s also a frustrating thought that those who go to sex workers often condemn them in public. I believe that sex work is honest, valid work like any other occupation. The toll it can take on the women (and men, enbies, etc) who choose this is immense – you are providing a service that often requires emotional labor that the recipient does not reciprocate. Also, many people choose sex work because they enjoy it like any other job, but this is not always the case and often it is the only option for people.
The government has only given 3,000 in stimulus and the State of New York gave 600+180 a week to those unemployed during 2020. Which is barely enough to pay New York rent. There are those who didnt qualify for any of this money. I agree with the podcast, there should be more money invested in our communities and in social service programs just like Medicaid. There is so much connected to this topic!!! I think by having bigger discussions and hopefully entering career fields to help those who are in need of outside resources (not part of the gov).