If only there was a solution

And when the government puts a trillion into discounts on electric vehicles, I'll get one of those. *Love* that government cheddar. Keep printing and taxing and give me more! I'm making just under $22/hr on unemployment. When my company said they were able to bring me back to my $16/hr job, I asked if they really needed me. Told them if they really need me, I'll come back, but if it's not critical, then don't do me any favors. Few weeks after I had that conversation with my employer, I laughed hard to hear Biden say that handouts aren't encouraging workers to stay home. He is literally paying me to stay home and make memes. I was a libertarian, but I'm learning what democrats are teaching: Work is for suckers.

1) good job for telling your former employer to f**k off unless they're willing to pay you what you say you're worth.

2) I think you can push for more. See if you can get an offer from another company at that wage, and see if your former employer is willing to go up to $25.

Prefer the government paying me to not work. I think I'll do that instead of whatever you seem to think I said.

You do you, boo. I think you can raise your price and make more money.

So you think we can get universal income on top? Sweet!

We can only hope. Nixon almost had UBI ready to go, but "Moral Majority" convinced him that all the women would divorce their shit-husbands if they didn't have to worry about income. So, they canceled it.

Can't have women having economic independence & security.