On Thursday, the Labor Department said another 1 million Americans filed jobless claims last week. Many described increasingly desperate situations, as they cut back on basic expenses such as food, certain medicines and cable TV. This led many to stand in line at food banks, apply for food stamps or rely on unemployment insurance, many for the first time. “I don’t even know if they realize in Washington what’s going on, because they don’t see it,” she said. ADShe gets frustrated when she hears people say unemployed Americans would rather sit at home than work.

Source: Washington Post August 27, 2020 16:47 UTC