When all else fails they'll ratchet up the racism to obfuscate responsibility and create an enemy that their base can demonize.
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US PoliEra 2020 |OT4| Disaster Voltron
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When all else fails they'll ratchet up the racism to obfuscate responsibility and create an enemy that their base can demonize.
The $500M Bloom spent is about $1.50 for every American.
positive tests are going to dramatically spike as more testing happens.
Personally i think just reporting positives isn't really helpful in any way. You need to report hospital capacities as well to determine how much of a mess we are in
Navient hasn't done anything to freeze interest rates on student loans yet. I wouldn't be surprised if it never happens.
Yes I know. The premise of my comment is that Trump would believe the erroneous math. Nevermind.
The counter intuitive thing is while blue states have been taking this seriously, metropolitan areas are still gonna be the worst hit because of pop density.
Seeing NYs number go up by a third again hurts, but I'm also glad that testing capacity is high enough that this is even possible.
I'm calling BS. No way 72% of Republicans thought the coronavirus was a real threat last month. I live in the middle of Republicansville, Arkansas.
It is fucking frightening that after a month of everything getting worse, republicans are now so much less likely to think its a threat. The conservative machine is incredible.
Didn't polls a week ago have somewhere between 10-15% Republicans saying it was a real threat?
TBH, I don't think it will make much of a difference if Bernie stays in. He's probably going to end up like Tulsi with only his diehard supporters even realizing he's the race... and they probably won't even make the effort to vote (assuming they would in the first place). I know a few people in PA that supported Bernie in the 2016 primary, but didn't bother to vote because they felt it didn't matter at that point (which wasn't untrue).
I regret voting for Bernie in the 2016 PA primary. I also figured it didn't matter so I just voted who I supported at the time, but I can't help but wonder if doing so was a mistake and helped fuel Bernie's ego. Like, I was planning on still voting for Warren since I don't think it means much in the long run, but I wonder if I should just go with Biden to help knock Bernie down even more.
I regret voting for Bernie in the 2016 PA primary. I also figured it didn't matter so I just voted who I supported at the time, but I can't help but wonder if doing so was a mistake and helped fuel Bernie's ego. Like, I was planning on still voting for Warren since I don't think it means much in the long run, but I wonder if I should just go with Biden to help knock Bernie down even more.
It's true that rural people are less dense, which protects them, but IIRC they have even less hospital capacity per capita, so it may not be as simple as density would indicate. Plus they're taking it even less seriously. And rural America tends to be older than urban America (quick google search puts median rural age at 43 compared to urban America at 36). I think coronavirus is going to absolutely devastate rural churches. It's sad to contemplate.
Yes, but the numbers will look smaller by comparison until its way too late.
Woo less taxes! Taxes are bad! You sold me!
On another note, seeing Trump get praise as a uniter for having one day where he didn't actively make things worse is so infuriating. I mean, I know the media grades him on a curve, but come on, that can't possibly be the narrative.
Anecdotally, I've seen many rural churches in my area cancelling services proactively in response to this crisis. I wouldn't be surprised if that's the actual wake-up call for many rural southerners; church services are rarely cancelled except in the most serious emergencies.
It's probably needed. Split that $4000 up over the next 4 months.
DIstraction is so high right now we'll see some pardons too.
Needs to define what "makes" is quickly - 2018 AGI, 2019 AGI, 2018 wages/salaries/tips only - otherwise they'd let this get hung up (for even longer than the current delays).
Sigh. As usual, this stuff will likely have to be taken up under a Dem presidency.
So the old ladies working at my polling location couldnt find me on the voter roll. The issue? They didn't know you could scroll down on the tablet.. Im wondering how frequently this happens with people that have common last names. And mine isnt even common. Lmao.
Yes.
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 points to how this could be done.
" In addition to the tax cuts implemented by the EGTRRA, it initiated a series of rebates for all taxpayers that filed a tax return for 2000. The rebate was up to a maximum of $300 for single filers with no dependents, $500 for single parents, and $600 for married couples. Anybody who paid less than their maximum rebate amount in net taxes received that amount, meaning some people who did not pay any taxes did not receive rebates. The rebates were automatic for anybody who filed their 2000 tax return on time, or filed for an extension and quickly sent a return. If an eligible person did not receive a rebate check by December 2001, then they could apply for the rebate in their 2001 tax return."
My son is going to buy $1k worth of Legos and action figures. I then go insane and have to be committed because clutter gives me anxiety.
in other words, trump admin classified the evidence so they don't have anything they can present at trial?
It's amazing he's still wants that stupid payroll tax cut considering Congress have little to no interest in it
18yos are adults, right? That would mean an 18 year old making less than 100k would get 5k? :p Semantics.
It would probably be based on previous tax year's income, thus any current 18-year-old would in theory have been claimed as a dependent on the previous year's tax return, when they would have been 17.
Again, shows how irresponsible Trump and the GOP have been, running up the annual deficit by $450BN during a strong economy, when it should have been going down to give them more room at a time like this.
It makes absolutely no sense because it won't help anyone who's going to be on temporary unemployment.
I don't understand why he is so obsessed with that. Like, his friends at Mar-a-lago (or Kushner) would not even benefit from it so who is pushing it so hard? Cable news & CNBC have laughed it off too
It also won't help most small employers. I say this as one. Our problems right now are much bigger than our fucking payroll taxes
He's been claiming it's the thing that makes the MOST sense. He hasn't got a fucking clue what he's doing. We've all known this, but it sure has been something watching him have to react in real time to something outside the ordinary.
He still thinks it can save him in November. That's why he's still pushing it.
Tremendous things are happening, Trump says right now. Almost practically says his call with Cuomo was a perfect call.
I see were at the "attack someone powerful when i fail to hide that failure" stage of that fool's plan again.
My work started work from home this week, so I'm on day 2, and I hate it lol.
Only one little laptop screen instead of 3 monitors, and my home internet isn't great so I keep having bandwidth and tech issues. And I have a puppy to take care of. On top of all that, my girlfriend has to start work from home tomorrow and we only have 1 table to sit at that literally won't have enough room for 2 work stations, plus the extra strain on the bandwidth... it's gonna be a mess. And my boss keeps getting on my ass to hurry up and finish what I'm working on. I'm pretty frustrated!!! You would think they would adjust their productivity expectations considering all this shit.
Only one little laptop screen instead of 3 monitors, and my home internet isn't great so I keep having bandwidth and tech issues. And I have a puppy to take care of. On top of all that, my girlfriend has to start work from home tomorrow and we only have 1 table to sit at that literally won't have enough room for 2 work stations, plus the extra strain on the bandwidth... it's gonna be a mess. And my boss keeps getting on my ass to hurry up and finish what I'm working on. I'm pretty frustrated!!! You would think they would adjust their productivity expectations considering all this shit.
No one is surprised with this. Let them not pass anything then and hang it around their necks. They have no leverage the markets will punish them and that's the only thing they listen too.
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