Critics will no doubt paint President Trump as a heartless villain for his reported opposition to the extension of supercharged coronavirus unemployment benefits.

Indeed, reports of his opposition from Business Insider and the Washington Post said it “would drastically cut the incomes of millions of Americans during the coronavirus pandemic” and warned that “cutting off the benefit extension could hamper the economic recovery.” But critics faulting the president for this stance are engaging in economically illiterate partisanship. It’s only common sense that our economy will never rebound so long as welfare pays more than work for half the labor force.