re: Massive layoffs and pay cuts likely coming to state and local governments

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So can we terminate state and local workers that are non-essential?

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Wouldn't it be smart to furlough every non-essential work making less than the enhanced minimum wage for the next 4 months.

Example Mass minimum wage can be $823 +$25 per child+ $600. A worker with one child, could earn $1448 a week, which averages almost $60K. The DMV worker they are paying to stay home isn't making $1448 a week.