Sen Brown: "The first word out of Sec. Mnuchin's mouth at today's Banking Hearing?"

[Dennis Donovan]

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Sherrod Brown ✔@SenSherrodBrown

The first word out of Sec. Mnuchin’s mouth at today's Banking Hearing?

Not workers, not families – liquidity.

Families don’t want to hear about liquidity and financial double-speak, they want to hear how this administration will keep them safe when they go to work.

10:35 AM - May 19, 2020

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Garrett Haake ✔@GarrettHaake

"How many workers should give their lives to increase our GDP by half a percent?" is a hell of a question, just now, from @SenSherrodBrown to Secretary Mnuchin. - Mnuchin called the question unfair.

10:32 AM - May 19, 2020

<- Senator Sherrod Brown

[demmiblue]

1. He slayed today. Video:

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[marble falls]

14. Its on youtube. Great stuff! ...

[pazzyanne]

16. Manuchin's eyes are a tell all.

Just call him "Shifty"!

[marble falls]

19. There's something wrong with his wiring.

[pazzyanne]

22. You can say that again! nt

[maxrandb]

15. I believe Mnuchin called these workers "unskilled"

[comradebillyboy]

2. Sherrod Brown is a national treasure...

[uponit7771]

3. Brown was great and didn't let up on ManureChin 1 bit, Powell's double speak pisses me off

[demmiblue]

4. More from Sen. Brown:

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[MFGsunny]

5. All hail Sen. Sherrod Brown! When MF45's maladministration starts out ...

... starts out with "LIQUIDITY" at a Banking Hearing, YOU GOTTA KNOW that the rest of it is gonna be some kind of sewage for the mere workers.

FLUSH ALL THESE TURDS!

[lagomorph777]

8. Liquidity is what keeps Trump's golden toilet constantly flushing.

[NCjack]

6. Sec. Munchen spreads Trumpian lies. nt

[notdarkyet]

7. Did brown ask about the 50 (or 500 Bil) him and the prez are not giving to small businesses

But are sitting on and the money they have given has been to rich businesses who don’t qualify for it. I’m sick of it all. So many crooks and thieves never being held responsible or accountable.

[SayItLoud]

9. Mnuchin said:

‘We are fully prepared to take losses’ on coronavirus business bailouts".

The "WE" dear America is you, me, everyone who pays taxes. That's who "take the losses" not Mnuchin, tRUMP.

They will "cover the losses" by Raising Taxes, and cutting benefits.

[Evolve Dammit]

10. Last line in your post is right on. They will go after Social Security, Medicare and fed pensions

And they have had massive corporate giveaways and tax cuts to crate the big hole. The upper 1-10% will be doing great. The rest of us will struggle mightily, but the 50% of Americans who have nothing will suffer like we have not seen since the 30's. And to some degree, it is intentional. As Warren Buffet said: "It is class warfare, and we're winning."

[Evolve Dammit]

11. 'There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're

winning." Sorry for previous.

[wnylib]

13. Class war will evolve into civil war.

Very rough times ahead.

[Evolve Dammit]

23. I fear you may be right. I hoped my kids would never know war. Never dreamed it might be in US.

[wnylib]

25. I hate to think this, let alone say it,

but I think some civil unrest is inevitable. I don't think many people have admitted the reality of this to themselves, even though at some level they fear that it might be true. That's understandable. It's not a pleasant thought. But Trump has got to go. He cannot win a fair election, so he will rig it or refuse to accept a loss if he doesn't have enough votes.

Trump has no intention of ever leaving office, no matter what. So Americans will either have to accept him as lifetime dictator or physically force him out of office if he doesn't win - or if he wins fraudulently. I never thought I'd see this in America.

[Evolve Dammit]

26. It has exposed the fragility of the institutions and of the entire system. Franklin was right.

[wnylib]

27. It worked well so long as leaders

and a majority of the people believed in the principles and institutions. Same as in past history. Rome remained a functioning republic so long as the leaders and people remained committed to it.

There were leaders who opposed Caesar's seizure of power and killed him for it. But the republic crumbled when others saw their opportunity and no one stopped them.

No one stopped Trump. Not his own party and not the will of the people. When a society and its leaders turn inward to themselves and lose a sense of unified community, it crumbles under self interest.

There have been too many contributing factors to getting to where we are today to go into it now. My concern now is whether it's reversible with enough people are reacting against Trump. It could be too late for even a large numbler of votes to succeed in putting him out of office since he will use any and all power to stay in place.

Such civil unrest, no matter how it turns out in the end, could be too destructive to salvage the institutions and principles being destroyed now. Even if Trump goes without a fight, the weaknesses in the system that he has exposed will have to be addressed in new legislation and amendments.

[Evolve Dammit]

28. Agree. There will be much work to do IF he is defeated and leaves. Always Dems cleaning it up.

[wnylib]

29. Ain't that the truth.

FDR cleaned up after Hoover. Obama after Bush. Now Biden after Trump.

I'm getting damned tired of it.

(Bush and Trump, that is. I wasn't around yet for Hoover.)

[Evolve Dammit]

30. It does grow tiring doesn't it? Why can't we rise above that? My grandmother used to walk around

saying "I dunno." She was very old, immigrated to the US early 1900's. I think I'm with her at this point!

[wnylib]

31. I don't understand how people

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can miss the connection between financial crises and collapses and the Rs on the one hand and the Dem cleanup on the other. But they do, every time. As soon as things get cleaned up an smoothly running, some R convinces the people that the economic rules are no longer necessary and we start all over again from square one.

[Evolve Dammit]

32. I think most "people" and some voters (only 50% vote) don't pay attention. Sadly. At all.

[not fooled]

12. They are subsidizing the rich

by ensuring that they don't suffer losses.

A rapid recovery for the wealthy, a long, slow, painful, incomplete recovery for everyone else.

[soldierant]

17. Sherrod Brown.

Ohio Senator

National Treasure.

[tiredtoo]

18. Talking to a trumper a few years ago

Asked him what product does the stock market provide to our country? He replied Liquidity. To which i replied. Oh yes I remember back in the 70s when i was laid off, had to feed my children liquidity for about two weeks.

[Evolve Dammit]

24. Now that's truth. Thanks. I remember those times. Buck sixty minimum wage.

[bhikkhu]

20. It's not unfair, it's reality

These fuckers should know by now the world isn't fair, and reality doesn't give a shit. Job One is getting past this. And they are failing themselves and failing us, and the pretense that things are otherwise pretty much disappeared a month ago for anyone who was conscious.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

21. Brown and wife Connie are on the Pod Save America podcast.

Spoke with Lovett. Listened this morning. Admirable couple. True mensches both.