Rep. Thomas Massie: The stimulus package that just passed is the biggest wealth transfer from common folks to the super-rich (Wall Street and bankers) in the history of mankind. Done in the name of a virus with $1200 checks as the cheese in the trap. This will be obvious in short order.

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[–]magnora7[S] 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

I read another thread saying basically they're paying all the big companies something like $8000 for every American (totaling hundreds of billions), while Americans themselves get $1200 per American. So the bailout is very corporate-centered (as expected). And the $1200 is just to get everyone to shut up about the $8000.

[–]jamesK_3rd 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

Yeh i don't think this was a corporate bailout so much as it was an in house payday for govt and govt employees. The last i checked was admittedly a couple of days ago, but it was broke down basically like this:

  • $100,000,000 to NASA
  • $20,000,000,000 to the USPS
  • $300,000,000 to the Endowment for the Arts $300,000,000 for the Endowment for the Humanities
  • $15,000,000 for Veterans Employment Training
  • $435,000,000 for mental health support/suicide hotline
  • $30,000,000,000 for the Department of Education stabilization fund
  • $200,000,000 to Safe Schools Emergency Response to Violence Program - - $300,000,000 to Public Broadcasting
  • A large pay raise for the house of representatives -a large payout to senate members for "expenses"..

Oops, just checked again..

That was a partial layout to the original. They apparently modified it slightly. Here's the doc, i haven't had the chance to go through it yet because my state is now in lockdown, and the panic this has induced has made it impossible to get certain staples or other items and I've been searching for them because of this, beyond the obvious toilet paper that everyone has been hoarding for the past 2 weeks.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6819239-FINAL-FINAL-CARES-ACT.html

We are planning on moving away from what was once a considered a moderate or even right leaning state but is now is seemingly just a socialist/democratic stronghold once this is over. Write your governor and tell them to embrace federalism and the idea that they should be able to tell the feds to pound sand. There very well could be cause for needing federalism in the future.

[–]Jesus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Which kind of Federalism? The Neo-Hamilton kind?

[–]jamesK_3rd 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Any kind of federalism which returns power back to the individual states. The kind of federalism where a governor or a state senate says no to federal Medicaid expansion funding because they know it's bad.

Wasn't it the neo-hamilton federalist party that saw the rise of the blue/red parties.

Now I suppose we simply have a communist party and a blue party. That seems like a good place to start..

[–]Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The Neo-Hamiltons were part and parcel of the banking scheme.

[–]Tarrock 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

That's a lot of suicide prevention hotlines.

[–]mikipika 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Trump is looking more and more like a Socialist.

[–]RickC-137 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (11 children)

In other words loads of democrats will be whining about republicans spending money.....when they never care how much is spent when they themselves are doing the spending. Also they loaded shit tons of libtard pork into it.

[–]mikipika 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

Yeah, blame the Democrats. REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT, REPUBLICAN SENATE.

[–]RickC-137 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

.....when the House is the main problem. They are batshit crazy.

[–]jamesK_3rd 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The senate and the president could've vetoed this garbage.

none of them care. Trump was a Democrat until just before the election.

[–]RickC-137 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeh because that would have worked out well to delay further....after 1 rejection already BY CONGRESS.

[–]mikipika 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

You make me laugh. The House failed at Impeachment. You give them too much credit. This CAREs is ALL Republican. Right wingers be cryin when it didn't pass the first round cuz of the scary Dems.

[–]RickC-137 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Well....they did load it with libtard pork....

[–]mikipika 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Since you seem ignorant, I'm gonna school you. CONGRESS is The House and The Senate. "libtard" is the banner of the weak. This is a grown up site, go back to Voat. (I'm guessing You're a Reddit refugee.)

[–]RickC-137 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Meh. The House is commonly, but yes erroneously referred to as Congress because of mental lapses; "Congressman" and people in the Senate are called "Senators". To be completely correct, you would have to call them collectively as "The United States Congress".

You are just a "HAHA gotcha" douche-nozzle prick. Just ask your boyfriend. Go back to your gender confused libtard utopia of reddit.

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

You use the word "Congress" when referring to The House, and I'M confused?! You make me laugh. Congratulations, your true nature is revealed and I can scroll right past all your nonsense from here on. Buh bye!

[–]RickC-137 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

May as well, there's no hope for you soyboy. Swiss huh? Ahhhh...a teacher. Figures. Brainwashed from the get go.

[–]RickC-137 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Yeh because having jobs to come back to isn't important.....it's the size of the check.

[–]socialmediaisa 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

There are still many smaller businesses that might not survive. As unemployment numbers rise, even 'safe' companies will be incentivized to churn out older positions for new hires that will be cheaper due to mass unemployment.

Though to some extent, inflation will counter this, they will just not give raises and your salary will be worth less effectively.

[–]RickC-137 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Your job is the most important thing next to your health.

[–]ReactionSalt 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

We fuct. I probably wont get a check for more than a couple hundred dollars. There was for a short time discussion of a payroll tax holiday. Which I thought was a great idea but knew would never go anywhere.