Biden calls for $100 payments to newly vaccinated Americans

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God this is so fucking embarrassing. The fact that americans need to be motivated like this, holy fuck.

(NEXSTAR) — President Biden will call on “state, territorial, and local governments” to provide $100 payments to newly vaccinated Americans as part of an extra incentive to boost vaccination rates, the Treasury Department announced on Thursday.


https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/health/coronavirus/biden-calls-for-100-payments-to-newly-vaccinated-americans/?utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral

[Gregory Peccary]

1. $100 is probably too low

$1,000 payments might do the trick.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

6. The right would wholesale flip out over $1000 payments though

$100 is low enough that they can't whine that hard about it.

Also wonder who exactly would be paying for this?

[Chainfire]

10. Perhaps Biden is calculating that the Trump loyalists can be bought for a Ben Franklin.

He may be right. Lets see how many of them will give in to "Socalism" for a hundred bucks.

[Wingus Dingus]

13. Payments that high will trigger fraud.

[Bleacher Creature]

16. $100 may still be pretty enticing to younger people, which is a key demographic. NT

[XanaDUer2]

2. Better yet, send money to those

who did the right thing and got vaccinated. That might motivate the morons

[Heartstrings]

7. +1. Nt

[Budi]

3. Boosters too?

I'm due & no one had to pay me to get the 1st two doses.
I was just really grateful.

[Me.]

12. Exactly

this money bit really ticks me Off. HOw about we give them a choice of getting vaxxed or being sent to an island together and let them be a danger to themselves. Guantanamo anyone.

[Rhiannon12866]

36. Same here!

I was both grateful and relieved when I was finally able to get vaccinated. It seemed like it took forever to get to my part of the state and I still had to drive a ways to the pharmacy where I could get an appointment, the sites closest to me were immediately overwhelmed. Now, there are several pharmacies, pharmacies in groceries, Walmart and a large state run site at the local mall, many taking walk-ins. And there are no longer lines even though my county is only at 65% and those 12-and-up will need to get vaccinated by the start of school in the fall.

[Walleye]

4. I'm ready to say, whatever works at this point

[Sherman A1]

18. +1

[beaglelover]

20. Agree.

[Hortensis]

22. Agree. And all who get it would have joined the "vaccinateds."

There are a lot of people out there who claim they just haven't gotten around to it, or have been held back
by some (surmountable) difficulty.

[Wingus Dingus]

5. Jesus Christ. They don't want the shot. Don't blow tax money

trying to bribe them.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

9. In the end it's probably a huge money saver on balance ...

Esp. if the people getting shots are on Medicare/Medicaid.

[HUAJIAO]

8. How about those who got vaccinated way back when, like Feb... like me.

I want my $100 too..

It will buy a sushi dinner... albeit not at Sushi Noz. but.....

[brush]

11. Yeah, it's pathetic that so many have to be incentivized to get off...

their behinds with bucks to protect their own health. Especially now since it's so easy to get vaccinated now, as opposed to in Jan. and Feb. when it was so hard to get an appointment to get vaccinated. Now you can just walk into the pharmacy chains and get it right away, for free.

[Lettuce Be]

14. I disagree with this -- at this point, paying the unvaccinated is an insult to those who

chose to do the right thing.

[Boomerproud]

15. I agree.

And I would say that to whoever had that idea.

[Sherman A1]

19. Might be, but I got a free pen

and they didn't so I figure I'm ahead.

[Hortensis]

27. An "insult" to me? I don't see it. I think it's FOR me.

And everyone else, of course.

Besides, a very imperfect world filled with very imperfect people, governments can only create imperfect solutions. Inevitable, and nothing new here.

Btw, aren't we all incredibly fortunate to be citizens of a nation able to develop and provide miracle vaccines to everyone for free AND to pay everyone's medical bills from this giant national emergency? No one's uninsured for Covid, a decision of the same people now considering this as a way to limit deaths and costs.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

29. How so?

[egduj]

31. The same argument used by people about education debt relief.

[AnnetteChaffee]

17. Disgusting, yes

but at this point, I don't even care - just pay the idiots. The cost of a hospital stay to battle the virus (if the person lives through it) is far greater.

[leftstreet]

21. Why not just give all vaxxed people $2k?

[onecaliberal]

25. THAT!

[Rstrstx]

30. A stimulus check contingent on vaccination

I think it would make a difference

[dalton99a]

23. They're holding out for $10,000 AND a new car

plus free meth and hookers

[onecaliberal]

24. We should do the opposite. Pay people who have already been vaccinated $500. bucks.

[Raven123]

26. After all the incentives offered by local governments and businesses, this makes no sense to me

Maybe it will work, but I think many remaining unvaccinated aren’t going to to be bought for $100.

[Vinca]

28. It really annoys me people need to be paid to save their own lives.

[bluestarone]

32. Hate to disagree here BUT

I guess i look at this like they are REWARDED for waiting? I like the idea of $2000 to each person that has gotten the vaccination. PLUS put a time frame on it. By Oct 1 sounds good. Then give the payments out according to the dates that person received their Vaccinations.

[femmedem]

33. I worry that it sets a precedent. Next time, people might postpone getting vaccinated

hoping to get some kind of reward if they hold out long enough.

Other than that, I'm for it. I won't feel gypped if they get $100 and I didn't. I got months of feeling safe in public. That's all I need. (But I might feel differently if I was having trouble paying my bills.)

[Initech]

34. What about us who've already bene vaccinated? Don't we get a cut?

[roamer65]

35. Tax credit would be better.

$500 per person if you got the shots, or shot for J&J.

[fescuerescue]

38. that's probably how the $100 would work.

The Stimulus check was the same way.

[mvd]

37. No one should need money to get it

But if it works, fine. I would prefer it be saved for general relief as so many are still struggling.