My town's local Republican chapter has O'Keefe coming in early April as a special guest at a gala. We'll see if he, or anyone at all, shows up.
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US PoliEra 2020 |OT4| Disaster Voltron
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GOP outflanked and outflunked themselves more like
Let the GOP do this. Let them block a bill after coming to an agreement because it expands unemployment that MANY people need right now.
Imagine how disconnected from reality and privileged one must be for that to be your chief concern at this juncture. Nevermind the corporations getting another bailout after years of record profits along with the tax cuts.
Yep this is a losing talking point as unemployment rises, GOP as always are dumb as hell.
I know I would want to give up all sense of security at my job (the little that's left) for four months of fun!
Honestly, they should be more concerned employers would use this as an excuse to "tighten their belts" and fire a bunch of people.
Honestly, they should be more concerned employers would use this as an excuse to "tighten their belts" and fire a bunch of people.
If we give corporate bailouts they're just incentivized to fail, might as well scrap the entire thing
Manu Raju @mkrajuGraham says if it's not a drafting error (it's not) then "it's the worst idea I've seen in a long time."
2:17 PM - Mar 25, 2020
I wonder what the NYT headline will be for the GOP delay.
"Well it was tough work, but we finally reached an agreement that everyone can live with, now let's pass this quickly so we can prevent the economy from careening into a depression"
Three Republican senators:
Three Republican senators:
I normally just lurk here but as a Missourian I realized I could've been in the darkest timeline where Greitens was still governor during this disaster and had to share my horror
Tbh honest we should sweeten the pot so _more_ employers consider temporary layoffs. My employer is trying to keep a bunch of nonessential people working because they know straight UI is not enough for some of their families. Al this is doing is increasing exposure risk. this might help keep more people able to stay at home until restrictions are lifted / eased.
Never mind our health insurance system is fucked and tied to employment...
Never mind our health insurance system is fucked and tied to employment...
*sigh*
Ah, treating the poors too well. I honestly don't see the problem since this isn't in perpetuity. Plus, you know, with the threat of economic downturn maybe you wanna get back to your job instead of letting someone else take it?
So he supports unanimous consent but not a voice vote? is that right?
Brian Schatz@brianschatzRepublicans right now are holding up COVID relief package because the unemployment insurance is TOO GENEROUS. I've heard zero business leaders or workers ask me to not make too much money available. My advice is: Ask anyone in your home state. They will tell you to pass the bill.
2:19 PM - Mar 25, 2020
Yeah this "not being incentivized to work" thing is such shit because no one should be incentivized to work right now, unless they can work from home or they work an (actually) essential job. Republicans wanting to open everything back up and act like we're all back to normal are going to get people fucking killed.
If Graham does succeed in blockading this I hope he gets slaughtered in the GE, however unlikely that may be. Hell, doesn't even need to be slaughtered, a 1-vote Jaime Harrison victory is good enough for me, just as long as he isn't allowed to set foot anywhere near Congress for the next six years.
Worth posting here because of the nature and all:
I couldn't listen to all of it but the bit about the sexual assault by Biden is bad and not something I saw mentioned before. I'm not too sure how to feel at this moment but it'll certainly be real ugly a few months down the line.
I couldn't listen to all of it but the bit about the sexual assault by Biden is bad and not something I saw mentioned before. I'm not too sure how to feel at this moment but it'll certainly be real ugly a few months down the line.
Giving minimum wage workers more money for a few months during a pandemic is the worst idea Lindsey Graham has ever heard.
Will cettain people ever take the hint that when someone shows you who they are you should believe them?
Will cettain people ever take the hint that when someone shows you who they are you should believe them?
Yep these 3 dumbasses really act like this is a winning issue for them.
"In Crazy Move Democrats Want People to Make More On Unemployment Than In REAL Jobs; 3 Republicans Want to Fix and Ensure Americans Are Paid For Their Hard Work"
I thought it was just up to 100% too, but I keep seeing it reported both ways.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot threatened to shut down the city's parks and the entire lakefront if the city's residents don't obey Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay at home order
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened March 25 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and Illinois.
www.chicagotribune.com
Mayor Lori Lightfoot threatened to shut down the city's parks and the entire lakefront if the city's residents don't obey Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay at home order
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened March 25 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and Illinois.
She should just do it. People unfortunately have shown that cannot listen.
We've got no details except the House bill which was up to 100% of up to ~52k.
I get it. I was gonna jog through Lincoln Park this afternoon. :(Mayor Lori Lightfoot threatened to shut down the city's parks and the entire lakefront if the city's residents don't obey Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay at home order
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened March 25 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and Illinois.
Did they give anything to the cruise ship industry? That really sticks in my craw. They are already hotbeds of disease, expense, and pollution, not to mention they fly under foreign charter specifically to avoid paying US taxes. They deserve nothing.
They dont care if you jog but people just hanging out together is not what they are talking about.
I thought UI requires that it's not your fault you were fired.
Or file jointly and don't have a joint bank account, or have a new bank account, or don't have a bank account, or or or etc. And it will still take a few weeks for those who have direct deposit.
I said they were stupid to blurt out "checks" the first time they did so, because their timetable was impossible. Without enacting emergency powers to print checks now and freeze payment obligations for at least a month, this bill won't help.
This was always the fear about Trump and Miller's immigration jihad: many folks won't get help if they think it might screw them later.
Miller should not escape justice--in whatever form--after Trump is kicked out of office
Sure, but you can argue now that "my son is ill and my boss didnt take Coronoavirus seriously, would not let me call in sick". Not that anyone would do that. The point is that someone who wants to game the system will find a way. It's the same stupid racist "welfare queens" argument anyway.
I'll be brutally honest:
Thanks to the new bill, I've actually thought about gettingfired laid off...somehow, just so I could collect unemployment.
I have one of those bullshit "essential" jobs (pizza delivery) that doesn't pay worth a god damn anyway. Plus I could stay home, instead of constantly putting myself and my family at risk.
Thanks to the new bill, I've actually thought about getting
I have one of those bullshit "essential" jobs (pizza delivery) that doesn't pay worth a god damn anyway. Plus I could stay home, instead of constantly putting myself and my family at risk.
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