December 28, 2021 THE LATEST 
News that a number of GOP-led states have made the unexpected move to make unemployment benefits more accessible feels surprising for a party that notoriously frowns on providing government handouts. Things add up a bit more once Zeeshan Aleem points out the reason why: “They’re doing it for a very particular set of people: anti-vaxxers.”
That’s right: Republican lawmakers have extended unemployment benefits for those who have lost jobs — or left work — after not complying with employer vaccine mandates. Although Aleem writes that he is “sort of charmed by the GOP’s newfound commitment to a more accessible welfare state,” the irony that they “have little interest in generous unemployment insurance for the overall worker" should not be lost on any of us.
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