benefit (noun)
6.27.21
The number of unemployment-benefit recipients is falling at a faster rate in Missouri and 21 others states canceling enhanced and extended payments this month, suggesting that ending the aid could push more people to take jobs... He said he isn’t sure if the unemployment benefit specifically is slowing hiring because all of the jobs at the plant pay more than $15 an hour. At the same time, he said, it seems like all manufacturers are going after the same workers.
—Eric Morath & Joe Barrett, "Americans Are Leaving Unemployment Rolls More Quickly in States Cutting Off Benefits," 27 Jun. 2021 {5:30 AM ET}
The number of unemployment-benefit recipients is falling at a faster rate in Missouri and 21 others states canceling enhanced and extended payments this month, suggesting that ending the aid could push more people to take jobs... He said he isn’t sure if the unemployment benefit specifically is slowing hiring because all of the jobs at the plant pay more than $15 an hour. At the same time, he said, it seems like all manufacturers are going after the same workers.
—Eric Morath & Joe Barrett, "Americans Are Leaving Unemployment Rolls More Quickly in States Cutting Off Benefits," 27 Jun. 2021 {5:30 AM ET}
9.24.20
The political benefit of unifying the Republican Party during a Senate confirmation battle could be undermined if Democrats are able to use it to convince suburban female voters that abortion rights are under grave threat.
—Alexander Bolton, "Abortion stirs GOP tensions in Supreme Court fight," 24 Sep. 2020 {6:00 AM EDT}
The political benefit of unifying the Republican Party during a Senate confirmation battle could be undermined if Democrats are able to use it to convince suburban female voters that abortion rights are under grave threat.
—Alexander Bolton, "Abortion stirs GOP tensions in Supreme Court fight," 24 Sep. 2020 {6:00 AM EDT}