McConnell included $600 checks in COVID-19 stimulus plans after hearing that opposition could cost Republicans the Senate runoffs in Georgia

thefit · Dec 17, 2020

Notice that there is nothing cited to back those bullets points, no math, no think tank etc. The $1200 that was originally agreed to last time was an actual calculation citing certain factor, ridiculous as they where they at least had math behind their reasoning g for $1200. This time it's just halving it for no reason and coming up with bullets points from their ass to justify the crumbs.

night814 · Dec 17, 2020

The Albatross said:
Would checks even arrive by Jan 5? If the legislation is signed by trump *tomorrow* that still be an aggressive timeline.

The majority of voters do not pay attention to the machinations of congress until it actually affects them.

The last one took like 3 months for most people if they even got it at all.

TheMadTitan · Dec 17, 2020

Dark Knight said:
lol $600 being 3-6 months of savings? in what era?

The era of people doing bare minimum of $50 in their savings every check.

entremet · Dec 17, 2020

onpoint said:
Jesus

Which article is this from

CNBC

Wag · Dec 17, 2020

Shit yeah!!! Fuck eating!!! I'm going to invest my $600 in the stock market!!

samoyed · Dec 17, 2020

The CNBC article manages to fail both ways. It fails the people living on the border of the poverty line because $600 will barely cover rent and using it for "savings" is laughable. It fails the upper middle class because $600 is such a minuscule portion of their income and savings that it might as well not be there.

I am impressed by how useless this content is, even by the standards of useless CNBC content.

Sign My Guestbook! · Dec 17, 2020

I wish McConnell's way of modeling human voting behavior wasn't so damn accurate. Man's mind is a clever black hole.

Malleymal · Dec 17, 2020

These motherfuckers are crazy... there should be protests in the streets. Republicans and Democrats (that wouldn't work because republicans don't wear masks) shit. Stop letting this happen.

N1corex · Dec 17, 2020

from the cnbc article i read they said after signed in these 600 bucks wont eve go out till spring.

BassForever · Dec 17, 2020

ReDirect said:
from the cnbc article i read they said after signed in these 600 bucks wont eve go out till spring.

Which seems like it would have no impact on the Senate run offs. You'd think they'd want that shit out ASAP.

Pandora012 · Dec 17, 2020

What I'm getting from this is it's okay to let Americans suffer, as they are only doing this to retain power. Now what will they do with that power? Apparently nothing unless it involves them keeping power.

Delicious Waffles · Dec 17, 2020

$600 does nothing for the people who truly need it. Disgusting.

Snake Eater · Dec 17, 2020

Brinbe said:
that's a fucking insulting amount. what the hell is 600 bucks supposed to do

PS5 + game and some snacks

GameAddict411 · Dec 17, 2020

Jeremy said:
Imagine publishing this shit.

onpoint · Dec 17, 2020

entremet said:
CNBC

I expected a worse site. this is bad

Apath · Dec 17, 2020

RocketKiss · Dec 17, 2020

Jeremy said:
Imagine publishing this shit.

this is so dark

Ashodin · Dec 17, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/17/trump-2000-stimulus-checks/

fuck we almost had $2000

Couleurs · Dec 17, 2020

"Hey poors just put this money toward your retirement and don't blow it on slot machines at Walmart or whatever you people do"

Deleted member 19293 · Dec 17, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/17/trump-2000-stimulus-checks/

Fuck, beaten by seconds.

Heart of Poumn · Dec 17, 2020

There's so many articles that are tone deaf when it comes to financials for the majority of people. They *have* to be doing it on purpose for clicks.

Thebox · Dec 17, 2020

Yes, people can just buy a PS5 and live in that. I mean it's big enough right and generates its own heat🤣

Forsaken82 · Dec 17, 2020

Jeremy said:
Imagine publishing this shit.

So you are telling me there's a chance to jump from 2 to 12 months in savings immediately?

MoonToon · Dec 17, 2020

It's ... a 1 time $600?

WTF is wrong with this nation? How are people supposed to survive off that? That's not even a month of my rent ...

MrRob · Dec 17, 2020

Snake Eater said:
PS5 + game and some snacks

Exactly what I'll do with mine tbh. If I can find one.

Deleted member 19293 · Dec 17, 2020

Bilix said:
There's so many articles that are tone deaf when it comes to financials for the majority of people. They *have* to be doing it on purpose for clicks.

They are. Well, that and the people reading articles about finances are probably not the ones who need the most help right now.

Katarn343 · Dec 17, 2020

Hell yeah, $600 dollars that will disappear one minute after I get them.

night814 · Dec 17, 2020

Katarn343 said:
Hell yeah, $600 dollars that will disappear one minute after I get them.

Lol pretty much..hopefully we get the GA run offs and we can get even more in the new year

beelzebozo · Dec 17, 2020

it would be so sweet to squeeze the blood from this turnip then also flip GA

Thac · Dec 17, 2020

Wow. A whole $600.

Coyote Starrk · Dec 17, 2020

600? Is he fucking joking?

Digital Dinosaur · Dec 17, 2020

MoonToon said:
It's ... a 1 time $600?

WTF is wrong with this nation? How are people supposed to survive off that? That's not even a month of my rent ...

Traditional American psychology is all but grounded in the fundamental attribution error. If anything bad happens to you, it's your fault because you didn't work hard enough.

Don't forget at the start of the pandemic, some conservative pundits immediately tested the waters for blaming people getting sick on living in poverty, because poverty is a choice, therefore you chose to get a virus.

Yamajian · Dec 17, 2020

If Mitch thinks he can guarantee the GOP majority for the next few years buy giving everyone only 600 dollars of someone else's money, he will do that in 2 seconds flat.

Walter White Walker · Dec 17, 2020

So it sounds like I'm potentially getting $1800 (me + two kids). I guess that's nice, but that doesn't really actually do much.

BLEEN · Dec 17, 2020

Walter White Walker said:
So it sounds like I'm potentially getting $1800 (me + two kids). I guess that's nice, but that doesn't really actually do much.

It does jack, squat, and shit.

Kay · Dec 17, 2020

From a pure politics point of view, the republicans completely fucked up by not pushing out a stimulus check just before the election. I guess they wouldn't be republicans if they managed to get one out though.

RecRoulette · Dec 17, 2020

freshlysqueezed said:
If he'd approved $2000 checks in October, Trump and the GOP would have won in a landslide.

So many unforced errors thankfully

smileyforall220 · Dec 17, 2020

Winning the senate is a pipe dream, so im surprised it changed his mind if so. The odds of getting 2 seats in georgia of all places are low

Shoichi · Dec 17, 2020

$600 for almost half a year of no payments after that initial $1200 payout. Other countries are paying $1000+ monthly...
the payment does barely anything for those that really need it

VariantX · Dec 17, 2020

Maxim726x said:
Trump probably wanted to.

Mitch can't get his caucus to agree on anything that high... The teabaggers don't even want to give a stimulus at all. No way that had a chance of getting out of the Senate.

I believe so. He's solely concerned with what would keep him in office, not pleasing any donors like Mitch is and more importanly, It ain't coming out of Trump's pockets.

cdm00 · Dec 17, 2020

Boclfon479 said:
Democrats need to win Georgia so the people can send a message to republicans that trying to manipulate them into voting by dangling money they need to help themselves out during A GOD DAMN CRISIS WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR 9 MONTHS NOW is wrong and that people aren't gonna take it.

Dc and PR statehood and bring actual covid unemployment help to people that need it.

also kinda off topic, but if PR and DC get statehood, I'm guessing DC will get some electoral college votes from Virginia sinceVirginia would lose population in its state and DC would gain it, but what about PR?

PR would have 5, 6, or 7 electoral votes (iirc 5 House districts, 2 or 3 of which Dems could def win)

maxxpower · Dec 17, 2020

Digital Dinosaur said:
Traditional American psychology is all but grounded in the fundamental attribution error. If anything bad happens to you, it's your fault because you didn't work hard enough.

Don't forget at the start of the pandemic, some conservative pundits immediately tested the waters for blaming people getting sick on living in poverty, because poverty is a choice, therefore you chose to get a virus.

And that mentality will never change.

RecRoulette · Dec 17, 2020

Blader said:
Trump wanted to (sometimes; other times he said no deal lol). McConnell was always opposed.

If Congress had passed a stimulus deal in the fall with $2000 checks Trump almost certainly would have won.

Also gotta factor in that Trump caught Covid a month before the election and was jacked up on EVERY drug in the lead-up to the election. Probably was a lot easier for Mitch to talk him out of it

Caz · Dec 17, 2020

Boclfon479 · Dec 17, 2020

cdm00 said:
PR would have 5, 6, or 7 electoral votes (iirc 5 House districts, 2 or 3 of which Dems could def win)

i feel so dumb, i completely forgot it was based on number of senators lol

still though, DC and PR (if they want it) statehoodis somethign thatis way overdue. especially after seeing how PR was treated during hurricane Maria. if they were a state, they would have had a much higher chance of getting the help they rightfully deserved

Sky Chief · Dec 17, 2020

Fucking Scrooge. It's sad that people are so easily manipulated

Yourfawthaaa · Dec 17, 2020

Man i hope Dem turnout in GA Blows those 2 GOP asshats out the water.

So tired of this.

TheZynster · Dec 17, 2020

if you have him by the balls, why not just fucking go for more?

Username1198 · Dec 17, 2020

So tired of this. People out of jobs right before Christmas, during a pandemic, where the govt refuses to help. I really hope there is a hell just for these evil fucks. They are so transparently evil, not even realy hiding it. Yet, millions of stupid fucks vote republicans in year after year, election after election. And for what? To stick a needle in their own eyes? Slam their fingers in a door while blaming Dems? Just so sick and tired of everything. I need some break somewhere ffs

Caz · Dec 17, 2020

Boclfon479 said:
i feel so dumb, i completely forgot it was based on number of senators lol

still though, DC and PR (if they want it) statehoodis somethign thatis way overdue. especially after seeing how PR was treated during hurricane Maria. if they were a state, they would have had a much higher chance of getting the help they rightfully deserved

They should go further and make Guam, American Samoa and the Virgin Isles individual states if their people voted for it.

No taxation without representation.

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