RE: I got a Stimulus check.
August 5, 2020 at 11:58 am
(This post was last modified: August 5, 2020 at 12:01 pm by Brian37.)
(August 5, 2020 at 10:49 am)Brian37 Wrote:(August 4, 2020 at 4:35 pm)brewer Wrote: Most of the people I know used it to stimulate the economy, that's where it got the name. It not only helped the individual but also the businesses where the money was spent. Did you want the government to wait and review everybody's income and lost income due to Covid before they issued assistance?
You're so funny and wrong. The virus would have hurt the US economy no matter which party was in charge. This was voted on by dems and pubs. No argument that the virus impact is more than likely worse under Trump and the pub controlled senate.
This "we're good, they're bad" position will not solve any issues in the long run.
You, "Did you want the government to wait and review"....
Me, "No!" My point has always been it shouldn't have gotten to this point in the first place.
It isn't enough to react after the fact. What is America going to do to prevent it getting to this point in the future? THAT is the real question. The global economy for that matter focuses far too much on short term profits and exploitation.
Bailing out the middle class and working poor IS needed now. But the long term picture is always going to be how do we avoid getting into this situation in the first place.
Um no, I simply didn't want it to get to this point. It is too late now, so I understand there isn't time to determine.
It still makes no sense to send me money I don't need. "Nuance" matters.
If the GOP hadn't put giant corporations and tax breaks for billionaires before livable wages and saving for a rainy day, America wouldn't have been in the position of rushing.
