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turbinetree

(27,587 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 01:54 PM Apr 2020

Mitch McConnell prefers to see states go bankrupt rather than send federal aid [View all]

Published 1 min ago on April 22, 2020
By Travis Gettys

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he would rather bankrupt states rather than send federal aid during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Kentucky Republican, whose state is among the most heavily dependent on federal aid, told talk radio host Hugh Hewitt that states should be allowed to declare bankruptcy to get out from beneath burdensome public employee pension costs, reported Bloomberg.

“I would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route,” McConnell told Hewitt. “It’s saved some cities, and there’s no good reason for it not to be available.”

Allowing states to declare bankruptcy was considered during the last recession, but drew widespread — and bipartisan — condemnation from Wall Street investors, public employee unions, governors and lawmakers.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/mitch-mcconnell-prefers-to-see-states-go-bankrupt-rather-than-send-federal-aid/

So #Moscow Mitch your main agenda is to think of going after public employees, and the second thought coming from your treasonous simpleton corrupt mind is to pause.....................did you fucking pause when your wife was doling money in the state for political gain, and how about that Russian oligarchs money going into the state...............did you pause on that.......................fuck no.........without state and local governments, there is no country, your Federalist Society libertarian POS .................

Solution:

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

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All part of the plan, especially if they are bluestates beachbumbob Apr 2020 #1
Exactly.............. turbinetree Apr 2020 #3
Absolutely! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #10
This debt will come due in the future, because it will, you know and I know it and everyone turbinetree Apr 2020 #11
Very true! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #13
We should keep in mind this is the perfect to get all that tax money underpants Apr 2020 #2
I was thinking of that island off the Florida Keys or somewhere down there turbinetree Apr 2020 #4
Ike underpants Apr 2020 #6
And thinking that they are entitled.................and being more dangerous turbinetree Apr 2020 #8
Ike -- the only Republican that my parents voted for. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #9
My mom despised Nixon during that time frame and I can still remember her saying he was crook, that turbinetree Apr 2020 #12
I bet the "Checkers speech" was part of it. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #16
We had cocker spaniel, his name was Keeno, and what I can remember turbinetree Apr 2020 #17
Ha ha! It definitely sounds like your Mom... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #20
No, she hated him with a passion, she was from Kentucky, and when I got older turbinetree Apr 2020 #21
I misunderstood, thinking you weren't sure if... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #22
Ah, the public pensions shanti Apr 2020 #5
Yepper spot on.................... turbinetree Apr 2020 #7
Lets start with their hefty pensions. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #18
"Trillions to defend our companies but not once cent for you!" struggle4progress Apr 2020 #14
Check out comment No. 2, I think that rant should be posted on the video section turbinetree Apr 2020 #15
In my state Chainfire Apr 2020 #19
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