AOC: Mass evictions could be prevented if Congress prioritized struggling people

[melman]

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Wellstone ruled]

1. There is a segment

at this very minute on Bloomberg discussing these issues. Yes,this is preventable.

As someone who owned Rental Properties during a Economic downturn,we know first hand how that works or what to expect. BTW,empty housing units is more costly than having a renter living in it free or damn near free.

[genxlib]

2. I think the first round of aid was misguided

Why shotgun it to everyone whether or not they were hurt or not? My income has thankfully not been impacted but yet I got the same check as the people who were devastated.

I get that there was a goal for overall fairness in doing it that way but it sort of missed the point of targeting the need.

I think the boost to unemployment was a better way to target those in need. But even that missed some people who wouldn't necessarily fall under traditional unemployment.

More needs to be done ASAP

[Demsrule86]

4. It was stiumulus...that is why, and AOC should call out the GOP Senate...the House passed a bill...

this is why I remain lukewarm towards her. It is not 'congress' but the Senate and Trump who are preventing help for the American people.

[stillcool]

6. I think she was referring to the House and Senate..

when she said the U.S. Congress...at least I hope so.

[Demsrule86]

14. That is the point...why would she refer to the House at all? The House passed a bill. It is the GOP

Senate's fault.

[George II]

9. Exactly - the House has done its job under Nancy Pelosi's leadership. Now it's time for the Senate..

...to do it's job.

[Demsrule86]

15. Maybe she didn't intend it this way but it gives the GOP cover...a kind of they are all to blame

statement. I strongly disagree with this and if it was a mistake, she should edit it.

[melman]

18. Perhaps you missed this part

"The HEROES Act the House passed months ago covers several (but not all) of these points.

GOP Senators, pledging allegiance to Mitch McConnell, have intentionally sat on this bill & did nothing."

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[George II]

19. Perhaps you missed this part

Federal Register Notice: Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19

Updated Sept. 2, 2020

CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield signed a declaration determining that the evictions of tenants could be detrimental to public health control measures to slow the spread of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

For more information on the order, please visit:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/04/temporary-halt-in-residential-evictions-to-prevent-the-further-spread-of-covid-19external icon

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-eviction-declaration.html

[genxlib]

13. No doubt it was intended as stimulus

But as always, those most in need are the one that actually spend the stimulus immediately.

For those who remained employed, it was extra money at a time when there was almost nothing to spend extra money on.

From a purely stimulative point, someone in need who got more would have circulated it into the economy immediately.

No easy answers.

And I agree that AOC sometimes directs her energy at the wrong, or at least imprecise, targets.

[kcr]

8. Because it would take time to means test

"Shotgunning" it out to everyone makes sure the people who need it don't have to wait.

[genxlib]

12. Valid point

But it still took months to get my check

[Demsrule86]

16. Stimulus is to help the economy...the issue was that it was not big enough.

The Democrats got what they could but it was insufficient...and giving every American money is a great way to stimulate the economy and would work if we had a president with half a brain who could deal with the virus. Clearly, Trump is brainless.

[George II]

17. My wife and I should not have gotten that $2400. We've been retired for several years and....

....have no financial worries.

It should have gone to people who were out of work and needed the money more than us. I wound up giving a good part of it to our local FoodShare food bank.

[CrispyQ]

3. The devastation and misery coming to this country is on Trump.

Mismanagement from the top, from the beginning. I don't think people thought he could do so much damage. And it's just gonna get worse. And if he loses, expect him to take a sledge hammer to anything he hasn't touched between November through January. And Barr and McConnell will give him all the help he needs.

If we don't give Joe Biden a democratically controlled Congress then he will be limited how much he can get done. He can clean up the DOJ & reverse a lot of the Con's EOs, but if McConnell is still majority leader, legislation will backlog just like now & judicial nominations will come to a stop.

We're in it deep, that's for sure.

[Demsrule86]

5. +10000

And we must vote like our lives depends on it in the midterms as well. We as a party should have had Obama's back in 10. We would be in a better place had we done that and also... in 14.

[George II]

7. Biden is addressing the impending evictions at this very moment on CNN and MSNBC...

He's saying what we need to do. He has a plan, he's not just talking on Twitter.

[melman]

10. This is happening now

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[George II]

11. You posted that yesterday. Are you watching Biden right now? You should (or should have....

....it's just about over), and our next President addressed this issue to the American people.

He has a plan, he isn't just talking about it or tweeting about it.

Thank you!