Congress ...THIS is why you haven't gotten your next $1200 Stimulus Ck

[Budi]

Link to tweet

[Blue Owl]

1. K&R for visibility

[dalton99a]

2. Kick

[gopiscrap]

5. fucking republicans

[OMGWTF]

32. THIS is why we need to win the Senate seats in Georgia!

I am a peacenik, but I have occasional fantasies involving Moscow Mitch and a barb-wire-wrapped Louisville Slugger. I fking loathe him.

[WhiteTara]

3. Thanks for fighting for us Speaker Pelosi!

[Hugin]

4. KnR

This needs to be pinned someplace with a note that the House already passed the HEROS act and Moscow Mitch has been sitting on it for months.

[Heartstrings]

6. And National Health Care in every single one of those countries! nt

[bluestarone]

7. Looking forward to see this in the DEBATE (i HOPE)

Tom. night!!! and every day until the Georgia election!!

[Laelth]

8. k&r for visibility. n/t

-Laelth

[BComplex]

9. This side-by-side comparison would be national news until every citizen understood it if we had

truly honest media. WE DO NOT. We have media cherry-picked by the 1% that gets through to 100% of the people.

[crickets]

54. Exactly right. They keep talking about this amount and that amount

and certain elements of media keep trying very hard to make this Nancy Pelosi's fault. There is no substantive help on a state and local level from Repub plans, and that is where the help is most needed. Employees, especially ones involved in meat processing and packing, are suffering and need more protection, but Mitch wants corporate immunity most of all. If these simple points were made clearly, over and over, everybody would understand what's really going on.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. THIS is what we need to see, daily. No reason to have trump, trump, trump all day long.

[sandensea]

11. The HEELS Act

High heels, in Lindsey's case.

[Tribetime]

47. N 14 yr olds

[stillcool]

12. I'm not sure what to think or feel

any more. Where's my cult?

[William769]

13. K&R.

[Budi]

14. 🙂

[alfredo]

15. I haven't received my first $1,200

[world wide wally]

29. Same here!

[alfredo]

51. I think I will see it next year. They said it could come with our tax returns

I’ll believe it when I see it.

[rickyhall]

16. Cruel monster turtle

[lastlib]

17. K & R! Everyone should know this...

...so they can see where GOPher priorities lie.
(Hint: It ain't with helping average folks)

[RANDYWILDMAN]

18. Damn, the contrast is stark

I wish we have more avenue's to regular folks so they could see the difference. Most of the M$$M couch things in terms that make it seem like both sides have valid proposals and that they are just arguing over very little.

[Fiendish Thingy]

19. The Canadian number is wrong- CERB $ depends on income and isn't automatic like US stimulus. Nt

[Kali]

52. Germany may be a little misleading there too

just talked to a friend from there and she said there is help for lost income but you have to apply and have evidence. not very automatic.

[JDC]

20. We tell ourselves we have the greatest country on earth

It's a story. Like Carlin used to say(paraphrase) "The American Dream is just that. A dream"

No wonder we have the highest number of cases and deaths in the world. We force our own people out to work to survive. It's sickening. Literally.

[oldsoftie]

22. RE: eviction moratorium; where's the landlords mortgage pmt. money?

TWELVE month moratorium on evictions? So someone gets to live in my property for a YEAR without paying? And no mention of the lost rent revenue? How am I supposed to pay my mortgage, insurance, taxes, repairs, salaries?

[drray23]

31. in many of these other countries with these moratorium

they also provide financial aid to landlords to make it up.

[RicROC]

40. yes, where's the help for the landlord?

This past Spring my tenant stopped paying rent and wouldn't respond to letters, texts, or phone calls. My attorney explained that there was nothing I could do to evict him during this COVID crisis.

Fortunately, the lease ended in August and he was gone by the time I was able to inspect the apartment. Due to damages to the several interior doors (punch and kick holes) and ruined carpets, I needed to spent $6000 to make that place livable for the next tenants.

So, I'm out $6000 plus the loss of 6 months rent. And no, the insurance company wouldn't reimburse me for damages.

[oldsoftie]

56. Man that sucks. Thats a LOT of money. I've been luckier. And there ARE ways to get them out.

Mine cost me about 4000. Lucky for me it was "only" nasty without much damage.
I've learned that evictions can still be done, just not for non payment of rent. Violating their lease may get you a judgement. Sale of the property; new owner has the right to occupy. "Sell" it to someone you trust to give it back after you get rid of the person. Thats what I did. Because my tenant had nothing related to Covid preventing her from paying. As soon as the initial moratorium was announced, she quit paying. Still worked her job. Bought a car, since she didnt worry about rent!
You could use "failure to respond", since they wouldnt answer you. And as usual, it also depends on where you are and who the judge is. Even though the law is the same you can get two different decisions from two different judges.

[Calculating]

57. Exactly

It's not fair to ban evictions without also compensating landlords. The current eviction moratorium basically just tells landlords to go screw themselves.

[oldsoftie]

59. I think its a violation of the eqaul protection clause.

but i'm no lawyer either

[Pepsidog]

24. There should be television commercials screaming this information.

[XanaDUer2]

34. Yes nt

.

[keithbvadu2]

25. Moscow Mitch the lawyer and Christian charity.

Moscow Mitch the lawyer and Christian charity.

.

One afternoon, a wealthy lawyer was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw two pathetic-looking men by the side of the road, eating grass. He ordered his driver to stop and got out to investigate. He asked the men, "Why are you eating grass?"

"We don't have no money for food," the first man replied.

"Then you must come with me to my house," insisted the lawyer.

"But, sir, I got a wife and three kids here," said the man.

"Bring them along!" replied the lawyer.

The second man exclaimed, "I got a wife and six kids!"

"Bring them as well!", the lawyer proclaimed as he headed back to his limo.

They all climbed into the car, and once underway, one of the men expresses, "Sir, you are too kind. Thank you for taking all of us with you."

The lawyer replied, "I'm most happy to do it. You'll love my place. The grass is almost a foot tall."

[benld74]

26. Direct from the auctioned souls of the GOP

[panader0]

27. The Heroes Act doesn't include a $1200 stimulus?

[betsuni]

28. K&R

[djacq]

30. Lie, Cheat, Steal;

Even during a pandemic, the Republican way.

[XanaDUer2]

33. Now is the time for Democrats' messaging!

look how simply this is laid out, side-by-side.

[liberalla]

35. Yes - agreed! With emphasis on what the pukes are demanding for their bill,

Versus what they're denying Americans in the Democratic bill.

Hey America, who is it that really wants to help YOU?
Compared to who benefits the most in the repuglican bill?

FOCUS! Pay attention! This is happening now!

[liberalla]

36. The graphics are great in this post!

Though I don't think that shade of pink is good on Mitch...

[Budi]

38. The little floating Covids are a nice touch.

[patphil]

37. I like how they call it the "Heals Act".

Like they're actually helping people heal. It should be called the "FU Act".
Because that's what they are actually doing.

[Nexus2]

55. The GOP has been good at branding things in a way that sound good but means jack.

I guess that's another reason Trumpy went with them, game knows game.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

60. Well, propaganda doesn't just grow on trees, y'know.

[Cha]

39. KR TY!

[DIVINEprividence]

41. I would modify stimulus checks in one respect

And give them to the needy. Someone making a six figure salary shouldn’t be getting a stimulus check

[progressoid]

42. I hate memes without citations.

Just a little thing that bugs me.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

43. Simple: too many Republican parasites. Help ditch Mitch ...

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dufor2020runoff

[disalitervisum]

44. Do you mean to say that unrestricted free-market capitalism is somehow failing

to solve the problems of society? Heresy!

Capitalism, your one true lord and master, without recourse or appeal, wishes you well. Thoughts and prayers.

[xxqqqzme]

45. Hey Kentucky voters

You failed to do one simple thing for the good of the country.


...2020 is an important election year in the Bluegrass State, and Secretary of State Michael Adams announced Tuesday that a record number of Kentuckians are registered to vote.

Kentucky had 3,462,152 registered voters as of Jan. 31, according to Adams.

Democrats have a registration advantage over Republicans in Kentucky, according to the secretary of state, with 1,678,538 registered Democrats representing just over 48% of the electorate..."

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2020/02/19/kentucky-elections-2020-state-has-record-number-registered-voters/4804937002

[amuse bouche]

46. Republicans are evil

[BobTheSubgenius]

48. F'ing pathetic and infuriating.

How can human beings think the way these (alleged) ones do?

[JudyM]

49. K&R for the side by side image's starkness.

[MRDAWG]

50. Put this on Georgia TV***

*

[Hermit-The-Prog]

58. That would be great! Have it come on after every rotten republican ad.

[MrHernandez]

53. Unemployed

I am struggling. Praying that the gov helps out.