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Following a disappointing new report showing the U.S. economy added only 266,000 jobs in April, many in the mainstream media were quick to suggest that a key factor to the slow job growth is overly generous pandemic-related unemployment benefits  echoing a common right-wing media talking point that serves to demonize workers. Despite a lack of evidence pointing to a conclusive finding for these low numbers, many analyses prioritized questioning unemployment benefits while downplaying the low wages, lack of benefits, and exploited labor that many businesses rely on.  On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report showing employers added only 266,000 jobs in April, far short of the 1 million jobs that many economists predicted for the month. Business groups including the Chamber of Commerce were quick to blame unemployment benefits provided during the pandemic for the low job numbers; the chamber swiftly called for an end to the $300-per-week federal benefit, saying, �

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