I don't know a single person in real life who didn't fully comprehend that it was 1400 on top of the 600 for a total of 2K. If the backlash is only coming from social media and niche forums, I think the dems will be just fine considering their competition is dealing with being complicit in a coup attempt.
Biden said we should get $2,000, not $600 and if elected President he would push to give us $2,000 instead of $600.Biden said $2000 checks out the door. Not "$1400 + the $600 you already got." People are suffering and deserve the $2000.
the problem is that a lot of american voters are indeed uninformed. so even if this only causes backlash among uninformed people, that's still a lot of peopleThis is how it was pitched from the start. Anybody claiming otherwise is either uninformed or being intentionally disingenuous.
I don't know a single person in real life who didn't fully comprehend that it was 1400 on top of the 600 for a total of 2K. If the backlash is only coming from social media and niche forums, I think the dems will be just fine considering their competition is dealing with being complicit in a coup attempt.
The messaging made sense *at the time* because it was in the context of Trump demanding 2k checks instead of the 600 and this was all mostly before people even got the $600. Now that it's getting to be over a month later with a billion news cycles in between the original rationale has kind of faded, though I think the "outrage" over this is mostly bad faith from people who simply want more money and aren't truly confused about why it's just another $1400. In any case congress should just bite the bullet and up it to another full round of $2kI mean, its not an article and but this is exactly what's gonna happen/is happening
Use of "2k checks" was poor messaging if they meant to supplement the 600 check with 1400, like it should never have been in question to people how much exactly to expect if Dems got control
But where's the backlash on Republicans for going 8+ months with ZERO aid?
Biden said we should get $2,000, not $600 and if elected President he would push to give us $2,000 instead of $600.
That's $1,400. This is not a surprise to anyone. Sure I would love $2,000 more instead, but let's not make shit up.
people are really REALLY FUCKING STUPID.
Are you trolling? They got backlash for months on end and lost the presidency and the senate because of it.But where's the backlash on Republicans for going 8+ months with ZERO aid?
Black Georgian here, i know people IRL who reflect the exact sentiments in the twitter comments
Not only did OP update the thread, but AOC has said it as well:
But where's the backlash on Republicans for going 8+ months with ZERO aid?
AOC's own bill added $1400 to the $600 and did not provide a full extra $2000...
Everyone i know including family in GA who went out have voted twice, thought it was 2k checks. I had to literally talk them off the ledge after i explained to them it was actually a $1400 check not $2000 since that's what was shown in ads and what dems were saying leading up the election.The outrage on this is seriously performative and I have to say the check issue overall makes me give a massive side eye to a lot of online progressives. There seems to be a large contingent that does just simply want stuff and doesn't care about more progressive policy like what else is in this bill and CARES, etc.
Biden said we should get $2,000, not $600 and if elected President he would push to give us $2,000 instead of $600.
That's $1,400. This is not a surprise to anyone. Sure I would love $2,000 more instead, but let's not make shit up.
You're seriously calling the millions of people that are suffering and potentially facing eviction in the middle of a pandemic fucking stupid for wanting $2000? After they were explicitly promised they'd get it? You have that much vitriol for them? I don't even know what to say.
The outrage on this is seriously performative and I have to say the check issue overall makes me give a massive side eye to a lot of online progressives. There seems to be a large contingent that does just simply want stuff and doesn't care about more progressive policy like what else is in this bill and CARES, etc.
AOC's own bill added $1400 to the $600 and did not provide a full extra $2000...
so American?This is how it was pitched from the start. Anybody claiming otherwise is either uninformed or being intentionally disingenuous.
You should be asking for more. Perhaps you can settle for less, but many can't afford to.Are we supposed to be mad about an additional $1400 check?
Cause I'm not.
I'll take it.