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Seriously...wtf is wrong with this place sometimes...
One of literally the most important topics in the US right now. Nope...close the thread
One of literally the most important topics in the US right now. Nope...close the thread
Yup I was completely confused when I saw it was locked.
Extremely bummed about the news though. Really could use the Stimulus check for bills but not surprised our dysfunctional government couldn't get it passed.
Can you clarify this, because the article makes it seem like the Dems didn't back down any from their initial wants. Am I misreading this or is this just not the full story?
Again, Republicans are holding that 1200 bucks that people desperately need right now hostage and it's disgusting.
OP
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My sentence is just unrelated to the article, is all :P Basically the gist though is that Democrats offered to cut a trillion off but GOP said no. Look for a Chuck tweet about meeting in the middle
Regarding the current executive order plan, assuming this tweet is correct, at current rates of unemployment, this would last about...3 or 4 weeks at current rates of $18 Billion a week for just unemployment. Nothing else, no testing $, no money for schools, no money for cities and states, etc.
What a fucking joke.
What a fucking joke.
Oh, I see. So what is the $2 trillion number? Is that the number after the cutting down or before?
That's after. The WH only wanted to spend a trillion, the Dems $3.4 trillion.
"if americans are broke they should just take a vacation too!"
dems wanted 3 trillion, gop wanted 1. dems were willing to go down to 2, gop was lol 1 or nothing.
Okay, I see, thanks for clarifying that.
The topic was about the deal being made this week. It didn't happen, so someone suggested I close it and start a new one when new info emerges. I do agree with there being an OT for the stimulus, rather than a bunch of smaller ones every time something happens.
Oh, gotcha. Makes sense then.
Now let's see what happens at the press conference in the next few minutes.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
I think people just need to vent right now. This is a good place to do it in a sort of contained kind of way.
Its the actions of a party and president that knows it can't lose. Look at all the voter suppression they are doing around the country. Look at how they are deconstructing the postal service. They know something.
It's just going to be a campaign speech in which Trump blames the dems for the deal not getting made. And then he'll threaten to put out a bunch of EOs.
It's delayed one week. But the people doing the negotiating are from the WH, not the senate. The senate is just waiting to vote on the eventual deal.
Some think he's going to write an EO to get rid of the payroll tax, which even his own party don't want.
Just in time for a Democrat to take the White House.
Funny how that works out.
We're so fucked
If Biden wins, two years won't be enough to repair the damage, Dems will be blamed for it, and Republicans make huge gains in 2022
If Trump wins, we might as well call it a wrap on the ol' US of A. Any attempt at battling COVID will instantly end and most of his second term will be used to punish everyone who opposed him. The country probably won't survive another Trump term without unprecedented civil unrest and suffering.
Yup. It's exhausting
Its either they know they're going to lose so they said fuck it or they they're going to rig the elections anyway, so fuck it.
I feel for you folks that rely on the unemployment checks to keep a roof over your head and food in your mouths.
All of you, and you know who are, that voted Republican. This is what your party thinks of you. All they want is your votes and your loyalty. They'll bleed the rest out of you when they need more money in the military budget and more tax breaks for the wealthy.
All of you, and you know who are, that voted Republican. This is what your party thinks of you. All they want is your votes and your loyalty. They'll bleed the rest out of you when they need more money in the military budget and more tax breaks for the wealthy.
I don't understand wanting to deny aid for all local, state and county's. Why do they want teachers and firefighters out of work? Pretty much every state (I think its 49?) have to have a balanced budget, so they are in for some deep cuts if they don't get bailed out. It's driving me insane that the position of most republicans (I think Senator Cassidy from LA was advocating for it) is to just tell states to go Broke. I mean, that's fucking over a lot of red states too! How is this not something both parties want to fix?
I feel like this is a thing that completely gets lost in all the sauce. All this fuck shit is happening in a year and at a time where they need people to like them to boost re-election chances and they're still erring dangerously close to "absolutely no fucks given"
if this wasn't an election year America would probably already be wiped off the map
Makes sense. Don't have to pay rent if you're not at home. Don't have to pay gas if you take the plane. Don't have to pay water and electricity bills if you go to the hotel. 4D chess.