CERB Killed the Labour Force

[MikePal]

Most of us knew the Village Idiots 'free' money to stay at home was going to cost the Taxpayers a whack of money...but these numbers are staggering. $102 Billion !!!

Help wanted signs are everywhere yet no one is applying for jobs. I suspect that will stop Oct 23 when the CRB benefits stop. Can't blame the Pandemic on being unemployed anymore.

The quote : “If UBI (universal basic income) comes into effect, agriculture will be a dead business.”..is pretty much already here, most farm pickers are bought into Canada from foreign countries.

For 18 months now, unemployed Canadians have received unprecedented amounts of government money. First, Ottawa shelled out $74 billion for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) from March to September 2020. The program then morphed into the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), which cost another $26.1 billion as of September 2021. Finally, the government extended the CRB until Oct. 23 of this year, for an additional $2.2 billion.

All this cash did more than keep people afloat. It also transformed the labour market. Across Canada, employers began reporting worker shortages. Agricultural employers found that prospective employees didn’t even show up for interviews. The hospitality industry reported the same phenomenon . A recent survey by the Business Development Bank of Canada of 1,251 small and medium-sized businesses found that 55 per cent are struggling to hire the workers they need, hampering growth and forcing businesses to delay or refuse new orders. In the words of one frustrated employer currently offering employees 65 per cent more than the minimum wage, “People don’t want to work, especially in agriculture or physical labour-based jobs.” He added, “If UBI (universal basic income) comes into effect, agriculture will be a dead business.”

[410001661]

I always said the CERB was a test for the guaranteed basic income.

Nothing good happens when you pay someone more to stay at home than to go to work. When the dust clears what is the incentive for people to go back to work and make less than they did sitting home playing video games? CERB should have at least been taxed - at least that way the gov't would have had their money up front until waiting for the end of the fiscal year when people realize they have a $4,000 - $6,000 tax bill they have no way of paying......or no intention of paying.

[canadaman30]

When a family of four get eight thousand a month to do nothing, why the hell would they want to work?
One things for sure freeloaders vote for the political party giving them free money for doing nothing.

[SongDog]

Yup. Hear so many people bragging all the free money they got last year.

Government hounding me right now for a union dues receipt for $800 or I will have to pay it on next year bill.

I told the lady on the phone just pretend it's a CERB payment, She didn't find it funny and told me I have 30 days to show proof or pay up.

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[fishfood]

I Guess the working class will foot the bill. Rape the middle a bit more what could go wrong. The way the gas prices are jumping 30 is the new 20 everything is costing more now wait for the interest rate to go up. It's costing everyone more than what it needs to.

Another record number of people quit their job in the USA last month 4.3 million.
Even Mc Donald's is offering a 500 dollar sign up bonus down there .

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[410001661]

Yup. Hear so many people bragging all the free money they got last year.

Government hounding me right now for a union dues receipt for $800 or I will have to pay it on next year bill.

I told the lady on the phone just pretend it's a CERB payment, She didn't find it funny and told me I have 30 days to show proof or pay up.

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Yep.....been on some pretty nasty CRA calls. All for what - working hard and getting a bonus?? They squeeze us because they know they can. How can they get $5k off someone that is on CERB......not going to happen.

The new business model is clear - cut out the middle man (gov't). Pay me cash because cash is KING

[Birdbuff]

I can’t believe it only took 2k a month to dissuade so many from working. Think about that for a minute.

[MikePal]

A lot were youngsters living in the basement with no costs. $2K to buy toys that sparked your interest, games, drugs whatever you want..why go out and flip burgers ??

[Birdbuff]

A lot were youngsters living in the basement with no costs. $2K to buy toys that sparked your interest, games, drugs whatever you want..why go out and flip burgers ??

If you’re right about that demographic, then I blame social media or their parents for not instilling a stronger work ethic and for poisoning their minds with an idea entitlement.

[dean.f]

I can’t believe it only took 2k a month to dissuade so many from working. Think about that for a minute.

2k multiplied by 3 or 4 is a nice cheque, I can tell when the payment comes out by how wasted and irritating my neighbors become.