This is what it looks like when the State of California process your unemployment insurance claim, which is part of why that claim takes too long to be paid out. It’s not a sexy overhaul, but we NEED a 21st century system that is resilient to the crises it purports to respond to.
Uh, holy shit. The TLDR here is that California/the consultant hired to review our system don’t know why California is rejecting or approving some claim changes. We just don’t know.
YIKES
YIKES
WHAT
Means testing is killing people
HOW
AHHH
Not having mobile compatibility is soooo bad for poor people!!!!
AHHHHHHH
WHHHHHHHAAAAATTTTT
Not wrong and 100% the fault of the legislatures who decreed these systems!!! Fix it!!! An entitlements system would be faster and easier to administer, saving life!
The whole report is here. I need to go and someone needs to fix this stuff STAT https://www.govops.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/09/Detailed-Assessment.pdf
Here’s the full list of recommendations that were released today (at 9pm lmao) https://www.govops.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/09/Recommendations.pdf
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