PUTTING TRUMP'S NAME ON STIMULUS CHECKS IS 'ABUSE OF GOVERNMENT RESOURCES,'

[Demovictory9]

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-name-stimulus-checks-irs-treasury-1497952

PUTTING TRUMP'S NAME ON STIMULUS CHECKS IS 'ABUSE OF GOVERNMENT RESOURCES,' SAYS PRESIDENT OF IRS MANAGERS ASSOCIATION

he national president of an organization for IRS managers accused the Trump administration of abusing federal government resources by putting the president's name on paper stimulus checks due to be mailed out to Americans in the coming weeks.

Chad Hooper, national president of the IRS's Professional Managers Association, suggested to The Washington Post that changing the checks to add President Donald Trump's name would delay the IRS sending them out to households.

"In this time of need for additional resources, anything that takes our focus from getting those checks out the door and hampers the equitable, fair administration of the tax code is not something we can support," Hooper told the Post, calling it "an abuse of government resources."

The Treasury Department denied this and said the checks will go out on time and as planned with no delay at all. Newsweek has approached Hooper and the Treasury Department for additional comment. The White House has also been asked for comment.

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-name-stimulus-checks-irs-treasury-1497952

[sop]

1. Another example of Trump's self-serving, self-aggrandizing pettiness.

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I wonder how much this cost taxpayers?

[duforsure]

2. He demanded this be done

To stall the process intentionally.

[Tennessee Hillbilly]

3. But Trump's name will be on the side instead..

Trump wanted his name put on the signature line at the bottom. But that would make the checks invalid because he isn't authorized to sign government checks.

So his name will be put on the side instead

[sop]

9. Wouldn't that make it a campaign ad, paid for by tax dollars and using a government agency?

I thought that sort of thing was illegal.

[malaise]

11. Yes and yes

Lock him up

[Harker]

4. It's our money, not his.

Makes him feel rich and many of his cultists will thank him personally for the check.

[Croney]

5. We got ours today by direct deposit, so no sighting of his

Nauseating ridiculous signature.

[BlueTsunami2018]

6. It's just another troll and distraction.

A fresh outrage to replace the last one. The same thing with defunding the WHO. He just wants people taking about this bullshit so we’re not talking about his wretched non-response to and inept handling of this crisis.

[procon]

7. It's outright fraud.

By implying the money came from him personally, a generous gift to the recipients, Trump is attempting to buy votes.

His ignorant fans won't see that only as an authorized expenditure, an official appropriation of taxpayer's money that was voted on by House Democrats. Trump's know nothing base will only see his signature on their checks reinforce his image as their all powerful leader.

[brewens]

8. "People are saying my autograph is worth $1200 now. Think of it. No ones ever heard of such

a thing. $1200 and I'm not even in the hall of fame yet."

[doc03]

10. I remember back in 2009 when Republicans stopped or tried to stop states from posting

signs at construction sites saying it was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
But now they want Trump's name on checks that Democrats fought to have in the stimulus.

[tanyev]

12. Why didn't they just mock up some $1200 dollar bills with his picture

and tell him that's what everyone would be getting.