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Anthony Fraccia hoped that offering a job in Michigan at his small business he’d get plenty of applicants. He’s now wondering if extending unemployment benefits was actually bad for business.
Anthony Fraccia hoped that offering a job in Michigan at his small business ? a part-time position that would become full-time depending on performance ? he’d get plenty of applicants. But one potential employee who called told him they wouldn’t take the job because “I make more on unemployment.” It took a minute for it all to sink in, but it left Fraccia wondering if extending unemployment benefits was actually bad for business.