Umthombo: Amanye Amagama
Balinganiselwa ezigidini eziyisi-9 abantu baseMelika abakhishwe ngaphansi kwabo ngempelasonto yoSuku LwabaSebenzi njengoba izinzuzo ezithuthukisiwe zokuntuleka kwemisebenzi ziphelelwa yisikhathi, okushiya izigidi zemindeni isenkingeni ngesikhathi somhlangano. ukuqoshwa isizini yamacala e-Covid-19 nokulaliswa esibhedlela.
Abanye abantu abayizigidi ezingama-35 - cishe oyedwa kwabayi-1 baseMelika - bahlala ezindlini ezizothinteka ngenxa yokusikwa. USen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ubhale kuTwitter a impendulo kuleyo mindeni: “Eh, thola umsebenzi?”
Ukube nje bekulula kanjalo.
Izisebenzi zakuleli azintula isimilo. Bamane nje abanakho ukunakekelwa kwezingane okuthembekile, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, noma ingqalasizinda yezomnotho yokubasekela ngezikhathi zobunzima.
Njengoba nje abenzi bomthetho abanjengoCruz bengathanda ukukholelwa ukuthi ubhubhane lusemva kwethu, inani lamacala e-Covid-19 nsuku zonke ngokuphindwe kathathu kunonyaka odlule, nezingane sezizimele ngaphezu kwekota yezehlakalo ze-Covid-19 zamasonto onke. Futhi kusenemisebenzi embalwa eyizigidi ezi-5.7 kunangaphambi kobhubhane.
Amazinga okugoma asancipha endaweni enkulu yezwe, nokho ohulumeni bezifundazwe abaningi babukela phansi imithetho yokufihla ubuso nezinye izindlela zokuphepha eziyisisekelo. Lokho kwenza ukubuyela emsebenzini kube yingozi kakhulu kubasebenzi abaphambili, iningi labo eliqhubeka nokwenza ukuntula ilivu ekhokhelwayo noma ukunakekelwa kwezingane okuthembekile.
Ukwengeza, kubhubhane lokho ithumele usozigidigidi kanye ne-CEO ingcebo yanda, izisebenzi eziningi ziyabuza ukuthi ukusebenza kwazo kuwufanele yini ubungozi uma abaphathi bazo kuyibo abathola izinzuzo.
Isibonelo, i-CEO yakwa-Hilton, uChristopher Nassetta, yakhohlisa imithetho yenkokhelo yenkampani akhuphule isinxephezelo sakhe sika-2020 sifinyelele ku-$56 million - Izikhathi eziyi-1,953 ngaphezu kwesisebenzi senkampani esimaphakathi. Abasebenzi be-Frontline Hilton, ngakolunye uhlangothi, babhekene ne- Ukunciphisa amaphesenti angama-39 ekuqashweni kwabasebenzi njengoba inkampani ihamba yokwehlisa izindleko.
Besingakulindela kanjani ukubuya kungazelelwe futhi ngobuningi emsebenzini ngaphansi kwalezi zimo?
Abantu baseRiphabhulikhi bacabanga ukuthi bangayiphoqa ngokumane banciphise ama- $ 300 angeziwe ngesonto kumshwalense wokungasebenzi. Akusebenzanga.
Ehlobo, ababusi ezifundazweni ezingama-25 baqeda izinzuzo zokungasebenzi ezithuthukisiwe ukuze bacindezele abantu ukuthi babuyele emsebenzini. Imiphumela? Ayihlaba umxhwele. Ama-Payrolls akhule ngamaphesenti amancane angu-1.33 ezifundazweni ezikhethe ukuqeda izinzuzo - uma kuqhathaniswa namaphesenti angu-1.37 ezifundazweni eziwagcinayo.
Umshwalense wokungasebenzi ubungavimbeli abantu emsebenzini, kuvela ukuthi. Kwakuwukubavikela ekuhluphekeni.
Ngemuva kokuthi iCongress yandise izinhlelo zokusiza zikahulumeni entwasahlobo ka-2020, okubandakanya umshwalense wokungasebenzi, inani labantu abampofu empeleni wawa. Sekukonke, izinhlelo zosizo zikahulumeni eziwubhubhane ziyagcinwa abantu abayizigidi ezingu-53 ngaphezu komugqa wobumpofu ngo-2020.
Ukube izinhlelo ezithuthukisiwe bezingekho, inani labantu abampofu belizoba khona yanda ngamaphesenti angu-2.5, idatha entsha evela ku-Centre on Budget and Policy Priorities iphakamisa.
Imihlomulo yokuntuleka kwemisebenzi ewubhubhane futhi, ngokokuqala ngqa, yafinyelela kubasebenzi ababeshiywe ngaphandle ohlelweni lwethu lokuntuleka kwemisebenzi olwaluvele luntenga - okuhlanganisa itoho, izisebenzi ze-gig kanye nabazisebenzayo.
Ukuqeda izinzuzo ezithuthukisiwe zokungasebenzi ngesikhathi sodlame lomhlaba wonke akukona nje unya - akusebenzi. Ukuthatha u-$300 ngeviki - okulingana no $ 15,200 ngonyaka - ovela kumzali oyedwa ngeke enze lowo mzali abuyele emsebenzini ngesikhathi sobhadane lomhlaba wonke. Kuyobaphoqa ukuba bangene ebuphofini.
Ngenhlanhla, iCongress inethuba lokwakha umnotho onobulungiswa othuthukisa ukulingana ekubuyiseleni ubhubhane nangale kwalokho.
Iphakethe lokubuyisana lika-$3.5 trillion iCongress idingida ngalo lizohlinzeka ngekhefu elikhokhelwayo, i-pre-K yendawo yonke, ukunakekelwa kwezingane okuthengekayo, Ikhredithi Yentela Yezingane enwetshiwe, kanye nezinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo ezingcono. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali obekudingeka kabi kuzohlinzeka imindeni nabantu ngabanye ngenethi yokuphepha yomphakathi edingekayo ukuze balulame kulo bhubhane ngaphambi kokuba kugadle inkinga elandelayo.
Uma abenzi benqubomgomo befuna ukubuyisela abantu emsebenzini, kufanele benze umnotho wethu usebenzele abantu.
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