Covid Relief Bill thread

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Yes, but that came with the stupid liability shield which was a non-starter.

And the senate would not have signed off on either of those anyway. What Mnuchin and Trump offer means nothing if senate won’t vote for it

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WTF. Why does it take 5 days from passing to get the bill to the President to sign anyway?

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Anonymous wrote:People on all sides of FB are furious about it, libs and Trumpkins alike.

Most of the livid people are dumb-asses who think the appropriations were added to the covid bill instead of the reverse. They are outraged that regular federal programs are funded in the bill for that purpose.

They're not dumb, they're working and middle class Americans. My 3 children attend highly selective colleges, even their UMC and affluent friends are sharing memes blasting the $600.

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Anonymous wrote:People on all sides of FB are furious about it, libs and Trumpkins alike.

Exactly what I'm seeing and hearing. Even UMC and wealthy who don't qualify think it's appalling -- the $600, the non-resident illegal immigrants getting checks, all the pork, trillions pumping up Wall Street this year.

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Anonymous wrote:People on all sides of FB are furious about it, libs and Trumpkins alike.

Exactly what I'm seeing and hearing. Even UMC and wealthy who don't qualify think it's appalling -- the $600, the non-resident illegal immigrants getting checks, all the pork, trillions pumping up Wall Street this year.

I don’t qualify for assistance but $600 doesn’t cover much. I think that’s maybe one or two months of rent in an average town? Or for food for a couple of months. I don’t understand what Congress expects Americans to do? We cant afford to have businesses close but we also can’t have our hospitals overrun, which is happening. This is a terrible time.

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I don’t qualify for assistance but $600 doesn’t cover much. I think that’s maybe one or two months of rent in an average town? Or for food for a couple of months. I don’t understand what Congress expects Americans to do? We cant afford to have businesses close but we also can’t have our hospitals overrun, which is happening. This is a terrible time.

You do what every other normal, wealthy country has done. Pay people to stay home, provide paid sick leave to front line workers so healthcare, emergency services and supply lines, particularly pharmacies and grocery stores, remain intact.

This really isn't hard.

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Please, please, please sign.

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Anonymous wrote:Please, please, please sign.

I'm confused. Can't he sign this, and then demand $1400 Bill by itself?

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Anonymous wrote:Please, please, please sign.

I'm confused. Can't he sign this, and then demand $1400 Bill by itself?

Because helping people is not his goal here.

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Anonymous wrote:Please, please, please sign.

I'm confused. Can't he sign this, and then demand $1400 Bill by itself?

He could.

That would be the smart thing to do - not throwing people off unemployment in 24 hours, not shutting down the government in 72 hours, not ensuring evictions protections expire in 5 days, not halting vaccine dispersals and transportation in the same time.

He just doesn't seem to care. His excuses make no sense. If he wanted $2,000 - give the $600 down payment now and whip Congress starting next week to get the extra amount. But he wants pain.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes but why are we doing ANY of that in a Covid bill? Shouldn't aid to foreign nations be a part of an aid to foreign nations bill?

Now you’re getting it. IT IS. The COVID Bill and the annual appropriations bill were presented as a package deal. Foreign aid money is in the annual appropriations piece. It ISNOT in the COVID piece. People keep saying this. Why aren’t you getting it?

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Anonymous wrote:Am I missing something or has Trump NOT SIGNED the bills yet? The omnibus funding the government or the Covid Relief? Its coming up on 12 hours. WTF?

He’s not planning on signing it. Hello evictions, starvation and month long government shutdown, which is a month vaccines aren’t distributed.

I just hope ATC walks again and strands all the MAGA Mormons who flew over the holiday.

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Anonymous wrote:WTF. Why does it take 5 days from passing to get the bill to the President to sign anyway?

It is a large bill and it has to be proofread to prevent unintentional consequences of typos that are very difficult to undo once it its signed. That takes time.

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Anonymous wrote:Please, please, please sign.

I'm confused. Can't he sign this, and then demand $1400 Bill by itself?

He could.

That would be the smart thing to do - not throwing people off unemployment in 24 hours, not shutting down the government in 72 hours, not ensuring evictions protections expire in 5 days, not halting vaccine dispersals and transportation in the same time.

He just doesn't seem to care. His excuses make no sense. If he wanted $2,000 - give the $600 down payment now and whip Congress starting next week to get the extra amount. But he wants pain.

No, the minute he signs the combined bill he loses his leverage. The $2,000 has to happen while he still has the leverage and able to take advantage of the fact that the spending bill and the relief bill are combined this time (which almost never happens) due to ineptitude and immorality of our politicians in both parties.