Republicans Want To End Higher Jobless Pay. For Some Workers It Hasn’t Even Begun.

Republicans eager for the economy to reopen complain that expanded unemployment benefits are making it difficult for some businesses to keep or rehire their workers. But many workers across the country who left their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic haven’t received benefits in the first place. Elaine Perez of Fort Myers, Florida, said it took her and her husband six weeks just to apply for benefits on the state government’s crash-happy…