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Hortensis

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12. Yeah, and I missed the kicker about shutting down, darn it.

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:43 PM

Mar 2020

Sheltering at home is already sounding less than conducive to happy fantasies.

So I deleted and was able to come up with another -- that our nation was functioning as it did before 2016. The Republicans were already dismantling and destroying, and accelerated big time in the 1990s through then, but even so our resilience made it a long slog for them.

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Shut everything down for 3 to 4 week and send every adult American a check for $3000.00 [View all] Yavin4 Mar 2020 OP

That would be awesome!!!! jimfields33 Mar 2020 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2020 #2

Agree CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #3

A lot of grocery stores are now doing the picking and delivering for you. GemDigger Mar 2020 #15

I doubt the Grocery Outlet delivers CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #30

It's better than covid and that was your fear. Your call, it was just a suggestion. GemDigger Mar 2020 #47

I don't know who delivers food where I am located CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #56

Amazon is cheaper than Safeway? GemDigger Mar 2020 #49

I don't know CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #54

Amazon owns Whole Foods. I would shop thru Amazon, but Whole Foods is non union demosincebirth Mar 2020 #67

I'm not sure if I could trust them to follow proper hygiene when handling the food I ordered. totodeinhere Mar 2020 #61

I doubt most Grocery stores are actually doing the deliveries themselves standingtall Mar 2020 #68

We aren't talking about sick leave we are talking about fear and going to the store. GemDigger Mar 2020 #70

fear of getting the corona virus standingtall Mar 2020 #72

Would be nice Kaiserguy Mar 2020 #4

I've already one person suggest that Windy City Charlie Mar 2020 #8

And it will take a year for them to figure out how to get it out to the people. GemDigger Mar 2020 #16

They did it with those stimulus checks on '08. Mosby Mar 2020 #33

My point is that people will need it in a few weeks to have enough for food and medical supplies. GemDigger Mar 2020 #45

it would just KILL the GOP to give (even the poor) people money RussBLib Mar 2020 #5

True. And tragic, since boosting income of poor is the best way to stimulate the economy. pat_k Mar 2020 #18

That's why it'll never happen Windy City Charlie Mar 2020 #19

Especially cannabis_flower Mar 2020 #46

So simple. Even simpler would have been electing Democrats Hortensis Mar 2020 #6

$3000 won't get you that much in NYC, but every bit helps. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #7

Yeah, and I missed the kicker about shutting down, darn it. Hortensis Mar 2020 #12

Never happen durablend Mar 2020 #9

Yet Windy City Charlie Mar 2020 #11

And they wouldn't stay home cause they want to believe it's a hox ToxMarz Mar 2020 #40

Do they not understand that no business is being transacted? Yavin4 Mar 2020 #13

And the longer the peak lasts, the more the economy sinks Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #21

And the more the economy sinks, the easier it is for the rich to buy up everything at Nay Mar 2020 #44

Understand, maybe. Care? No quakerboy Mar 2020 #43

Andrew Yang is that you? KPN Mar 2020 #10

The catch to that would be.... Windy City Charlie Mar 2020 #14

Not a bad idea, actually. tinrobot Mar 2020 #17

Er, I think your math is way off. stopbush Mar 2020 #23

$500 billion was dumped into Wall Street the other day CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #32

What does that have to do with my post besides nothing? stopbush Mar 2020 #37

They say they cannot afford it CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #57

I responded to a post that underestimated the cost of giving $3000 to every adult in the country stopbush Mar 2020 #60

I think it is a GOOD idea CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #62

Agree, except grocery stores, pharmacies, 'Hardware' stores exemped within guidelines Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #20

I've been using Amazon a LOT lately RussBLib Mar 2020 #22

That might become a problem too. progressoid Mar 2020 #31

Before the figured out what AIDS was ... CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #59

yes gopiscrap Mar 2020 #24

Instead, cut taxes for the 1% and they will trickle it down... lostnfound Mar 2020 #25

Oh, Newest Reality Mar 2020 #26

been saying this here for 2 weeks. lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #27

Pot shops and liquor stores will sell out brokephibroke Mar 2020 #28

Good. Working class people make/sell liquor and pot. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #29

Cost: 1 Trillion dollars. Oh, wait, that's what he gave the 1% in the tax giveaway. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #34

Well, lookie there. Reverse the tax cut to pay for it. n/t Yavin4 Mar 2020 #36

+1 . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #39

I'm good with any plan Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #35

I would support sending money for the people who need replacement income, or income for ooky Mar 2020 #38

Picking and choosing who gets the money wastes time Yavin4 Mar 2020 #42

You don't have to waste time. ooky Mar 2020 #48

Again, not enough time. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #52

How ooky Mar 2020 #53

The same way you get tax refunds Yavin4 Mar 2020 #58

The fed spent 1.5T to prop up Wallstreet. They could have sent every adult in the US $5000 progressoid Mar 2020 #41

But how are we supposed to work or live? Initech Mar 2020 #50

"Not mah problem" durablend Mar 2020 #71

We really need to tell the MAGAs and Fox Bots that playtime is over. Initech Mar 2020 #73

These assholes won't even send out food stamps. world wide wally Mar 2020 #51

Cheaper than baining out wall St relayerbob Mar 2020 #55

Sounds good to me! Just found out my school is closed for 4 weeks... Luciferous Mar 2020 #63

K&R uponit7771 Mar 2020 #64

I like the idea generally - but ... Whiskeytide Mar 2020 #65

Trump should resign. rockfordfile Mar 2020 #66

Or they can give trillions to big banks and corporations IronLionZion Mar 2020 #69