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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf it's going to be over by Easter, why do we need a $2 Trillion Bailout?
Asking for a friend.
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)to what trump says. Heck, just two days ago, his goal was next week. He's already moved it back 2 weeks.
In fact, I'm fine with him having a GOAL of Easter, it's good to have ambitious goals. But for at least a month past Easter we will still be in the thick of this, and probably months longer. And, trump knows it.
Turin_C3PO
(14,032 posts)probably going to go on for eight weeks at minimum.
struggle4progress
(118,330 posts)rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)uponit7771
(90,359 posts)... is going to get us killed
Jarqui
(10,130 posts)propping up the economy until November
kentuck
(111,110 posts)What is the "stimulus" for?
hangaleft
(649 posts)dlk
(11,575 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)I wish it were just a joke. All this in broad daylight and no doubt with help, too.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/markets.businessinsider.com/amp/news/trump-hotel-coronavirus-pandemic-bailout-stimulus-bill-constitution-benefit-treasury-2020-3-1029024359
Trump was asked whether his personal properties would benefit from a proposed $500 billion Treasury fund for distressed companies. He wasn't able to give a straight answer.
Business Insider
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
Mar. 23, 2020
-Trump declined for the second time in a row to answer whether his large hotel business could benefit from a proposed government bailout fund.
-"Let's just see what happens," Trump said at the White House.
-Trump's hotel businesses have weathered closures, layoffs, and a substantial loss of income.
Some ethics experts say that should Trump's hotels accept emergency federal money, it could violate the Constitution.
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Generic Other
(28,979 posts)They removed it since then:
A provision in the bill prohibits businesses controlled by the president, vice president, members of Congress, and heads of executive departments from receiving loans or investments from U.S. Treasury programs. The prohibition also applies to their children, spouses, and in-laws, according to a summary from the office of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).