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28. Pot shops and liquor stores will sell out

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 02:34 PM

Mar 2020

But you have a good plan, way better than a payroll tax holiday.

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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