(August 4, 2020 at 4:59 pm)Sal Wrote: Around these parts there were 3 economic stimulus made in the spring, basically giving tax money to businesses that applied for it, to keep their employees paid, instead of leaving them to their own devices. I reckon these stimulus saved a lot of businesses, given the circumstances of Covid-19.
It should NOT get to this point. If the economic right was doing it right, then they should worry less about short term gains, and focus on long term planning. They should worry about livable wages, which would generate far more long term taxes than chasing cheap labor. They should pay livable wages so that less people prior to an emergency have to depend on government. They should worry less about corporate welfare and pay taxes to pay for emergencies like this.
It does no good to argue people need stimulus now. That part is true. The long term issue is how does society mitigate the need for such.
Christopher Hitchens got blasted for criticizing Mother Teresa, but he was right. She wasn't helping the poor, she was perpetuating poverty.
Corporate America seeks to grow, just like religion. And the best marketing both use is selling utopias, power is what drives both.
