NewsWatch: Republicans want to replace extra $600 unemployment benefit with 70% replacement wages — here’s why that could take months to implement No Comments Uncategorized ‘So many people receiving unemployment benefits are self-employed or are gig workers.’ ‘So many people receiving unemployment benefits are self-employed or are gig workers.’ Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)