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[–]Vagina7 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

i find it interesting that people actually believe in this covid. it is a political weapon. isnt it interesting that just as soon as biden gets inaugurated, we are gonna open up the economy? and the lockdown is going to end? this covid is complete bullshit.

[–]TurbulenceImpact 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

its so funny that all the Dems screaming for lockdown are now screaming to open the economy because their precious tax dollars are drying up. They are learning the hard way that business and 'the rich' dont contribute to the tax base the way they have been saying. Taxes dont flow without commerce. I laughed when Como told New Yorkers to just "go get an essential job" if they wanted to work.

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Repuglicans gave themselves huge tax breaks at the expense of the economy. This and other forms of idiotic borrowing has meant that the US is now $27 trillion in debt (much of it to China), the biggest debt problem in US history. And no, Cuomo did not say that.

[–]TurbulenceImpact 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

See how he responds to the question at 4:45. https://youtu.be/MY1_4UHroQ8

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Thanks for this. I see your point. Cuomo obviously answered questions in a reasonable way up to that point, and apparently fucked up at that moment. All politicians use this excuse that there are job openings, even if they're referring to part-time toilet cleaning jobs. It can be infuriating to listen to that comment from Cuomo, but it's only one statement out of many other approaches to economy. Major metropolitan areas are suffering severely, because of the lack of work in the service industry, among other problems. My main point is that the "Dems" are not responsible these past 4 years for the 27 Trillion in debt and the lack of money to support those out of work. 2/3rds of the economy is supported by purchases, whereas the 1% are regularly rewarding themselves at the expense of the 99%, to the point that the 99% cannot afford much of anything. This is how the 1% has been killing 2/3rds of the economy since Reagan. Yes, there are Dems in this group, but they aren't responsible for the policy decisions that give massive tax cuts to the 1%, allow major companies to abuse the system that results in the closure of small businesses and more people living in poverty. In this context, Cuomo's fuck-up comment is unimportant. There are much larger trends that have been bankrupting the country these past 4 years.