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Roisin Ni Fiachra

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112. Mitch McConnell agrees with you 100%, I'm sure.
Wed Dec 30, 2020, 09:20 AM
Dec 2020

Why give that money to working folks, or seniors, when we can spend some of it on bombs, and then give the rest of it away to billionaires through tax breaks for the wealthy? Not to mention the wealthy corporate grifters who appropriated a huge chunk of the money from the CARES ACT, that could have helped small businesses survive, but instead went to all expenses paid vacations, etc, for rich people to help them ride out the pandemic in their summer homes in the Hamptons,

Sorry, I'm just not buying the austerity thing, when the polarization of wealth is spinning out of control by the millisecond, exponentially, and the national minimum wage is fucking $7.25 an hour.

I'm sure a lot of folks, even if they can't afford it, will give some of that $2000 to food banks, in order to help their fellow Americans get enough to eat. Better the money should go there, rather than to pay for fuel rich people use to fly their private jets to wherever they can avoid the pandemic.

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Not everyone should get the $2000 check [View all] question everything Dec 2020 OP
Well... good for you... CherokeeDem Dec 2020 #1
The question is: Are you, or others who need this money in worse situation question everything Dec 2020 #56
No offense intended EndlessWire Dec 2020 #71
Mitch McConnell agrees with you 100%, I'm sure. Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #112
Jesus...this is a ONE time payment if it even happens. Settle down Bengus81 Dec 2020 #119
Agreed. lpbk2713 Dec 2020 #2
I'm making arrangements to donate mine. El Supremo Dec 2020 #3
You donating the money still got it into the economy. Lars39 Dec 2020 #4
This shelshaw Dec 2020 #9
I think that there... UncleTomsEvilBrother Dec 2020 #5
And this is the point that you made: everybody has needed relief from this virus? question everything Dec 2020 #58
Do you understand how systems work? SlogginThroughIt Dec 2020 #87
That's why it cuts off at 75K which is too high so NO not everone gets a check Bengus81 Dec 2020 #118
i agree. i would be happy to get it but I do not "need" it like so many others. bullimiami Dec 2020 #6
If somebody doesn't need it, they can always donate. LisaL Dec 2020 #8
i can use it of course. I would donate a portion. Of course we arent getting it via this Senate. bullimiami Dec 2020 #28
Would you need it were it not for the pandemic? question everything Dec 2020 #59
Have you had the OP analyze your finances just to make sure you need it. BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #90
Nobody is going to get $2,000 check. LisaL Dec 2020 #7
Wait till tomorrow. El Supremo Dec 2020 #11
+1 - It's theatre. Lucinda Dec 2020 #30
Yup. The supposed feud between trump and mcconnell is staged. panader0 Dec 2020 #13
Everyone isn't getting a check. nt Blue_true Dec 2020 #10
Exactly. Who judges who are well enough off? LakeArenal Dec 2020 #38
There is an earnings cutoff, so that excludes lots of people. I am ok with that Blue_true Dec 2020 #42
Perfect. LakeArenal Dec 2020 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #51
Please speak for yourself solara Dec 2020 #12
I am sorry about that. Of course not every retired person is going well. The question is: are you question everything Dec 2020 #62
Been to the grocery store lately? Bengus81 Dec 2020 #120
Exactly! nancy1942 Dec 2020 #96
By the way solara Dec 2020 #106
You're way off base ornotna Dec 2020 #14
Better to get it out to everyone as a STIMULUS that will trickle up. Captain Zero Dec 2020 #18
Way way off base womanofthehills Dec 2020 #33
Obviously if you lost income because of the pandemic you should get it question everything Dec 2020 #64
Obviously ornotna Dec 2020 #70
Not according to you obamanut2012 Dec 2020 #110
Well, may I have yours & your partners? I'm retired and I promise to use it in my local economy irisblue Dec 2020 #15
Why? LanternWaste Dec 2020 #16
They are the ones who lost their jobs. They are the ones who face evictions. What is so difficult question everything Dec 2020 #20
People who work face evictions also JI7 Dec 2020 #23
You then believe those whose hours have been cut are immune to evictions? LanternWaste Dec 2020 #27
This is the important point: people who have been negatively impacted by the virus question everything Dec 2020 #68
so how exactly would that be determined? Skittles Dec 2020 #92
You think retired people don't lose their houses to foreclosure? irisblue Dec 2020 #44
Because of the pandemic? question everything Dec 2020 #66
Mrs K across the street, her roomie lost her job, Mrs K is having payment problems irisblue Dec 2020 #88
Wait flotsam Dec 2020 #103
Not everyone is as wealthy as you are. MichMan Dec 2020 #17
I don't agree. It's just money, and I don't mean that flippantly. Baked Potato Dec 2020 #19
I live on $859 a month in SS. I can get by because I have few bills panader0 Dec 2020 #21
We all can benefit from extra funds. No one can tell what major expenses are in the horizon question everything Dec 2020 #75
This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Dec 2020 #116
I have a business that depends on tourism and work different jobs also JI7 Dec 2020 #22
We don't have the time to figure out who does and liskddksil Dec 2020 #24
This nt stopwastingmymoney Dec 2020 #54
It's thinking like this that prevents us from getting nice things Blecht Dec 2020 #25
Fine donate yours to a food bank. we can do it Dec 2020 #26
There was a post here on a poll stating dweller Dec 2020 #29
Of course. Everyone likes money question everything Dec 2020 #79
Fortunately you dont get to decide that... n/t Lucinda Dec 2020 #31
Use it wisely, if you get it. cachukis Dec 2020 #32
Why limit it? Everyone should get it. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #34
Everyone has been affected by this pandemic. It has made life more expensive for all. TeamPooka Dec 2020 #35
Did you seriously think that there's a snowball's chance of anyone getting two grand? tavernier Dec 2020 #36
This. cwydro Dec 2020 #45
"No good deed goes unpunished." Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #37
I think you're confused. No is criticizing the OP's generosity with their previous stimulus. LanternWaste Dec 2020 #43
No, not confused, just disappointed. Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #57
Talk about projecting ornotna Dec 2020 #74
Thank you for your kind words question everything Dec 2020 #84
Perhaps I should be stated that only the ones who are now worse because of the pandemic question everything Dec 2020 #81
I lost my job four years ago. sheshe2 Dec 2020 #39
I am sorry about your hardship. The question is whether your are now worse off because question everything Dec 2020 #80
I would rather that a small % of people who don't need it get it rather than Vivienne235729 Dec 2020 #40
$75K AGI single; $150K AGI married couple is reasonble line. aikoaiko Dec 2020 #41
I'm even in favor of lifting the limit Turin_C3PO Dec 2020 #109
It's Actually A Pinch Higher ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #115
That's true. And its based on 2019 AGI and that was a very long time ago. aikoaiko Dec 2020 #121
The ones who lost their jobs are covered by increases in unemployment BainsBane Dec 2020 #46
Nobody's Getting Them sfstaxprep Dec 2020 #48
That's one way to look at it. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2020 #49
There won't be any $2000 check, but the $600 checks have already started being delivered! Baclava Dec 2020 #50
It is wonderful that you are so fortunate. But why do you think that spouting that kind o "needs" niyad Dec 2020 #52
I just don't understand these posts either mvd Dec 2020 #55
I am retired, and my income, fortunately, has not been interupted. Mr.Bill Dec 2020 #53
$12,000 ? ornotna Dec 2020 #60
Obviously an error. Mr.Bill Dec 2020 #61
! ornotna Dec 2020 #63
Lol Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2020 #72
Donate it. Iggo Dec 2020 #65
Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #67
I don't take it that way BainsBane Dec 2020 #78
the 1% got theirs Skittles Dec 2020 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Dec 2020 #73
Everyone should get paid MoonlitKnight Dec 2020 #76
I'll admit, I don't need it, but trump ruined my year. ecstatic Dec 2020 #77
Some employed people may be helping friends and family who are unemployeed. Flaleftist Dec 2020 #82
I completely disagree. A lot of people that are still working are taking care of others tulipsandroses Dec 2020 #83
Fot those they may not need it.. Texasgal Dec 2020 #85
Completely disagree Calculating Dec 2020 #86
Thankfully that's not your decision BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #89
I'm still working xmas74 Dec 2020 #91
I work at a school as support staff and my hours have been cut, my husband had to take off work Luciferous Dec 2020 #93
There is no $2000 check. And it is income scaled anyway. SoonerPride Dec 2020 #94
People who lost or can't get jobs should get more gulliver Dec 2020 #95
Well, guess what? kcr Dec 2020 #97
I live on $1347 a month from SSDI and a small VA pension & I don't really need the $2k or $600 Kaleva Dec 2020 #98
I want to do my part to stimulate the economy. MizLibby Dec 2020 #99
I agree TheFarseer Dec 2020 #100
Bullfeathers. Yang is right. Everyone should get 1K a month EVERY month and Maru Kitteh Dec 2020 #101
Not everyone got the last check either dustyscamp Dec 2020 #102
I have a job. I didn't get a bonus this year because times are tough. chowder66 Dec 2020 #104
Based on the urgency of those who need it A_Woman_from_MI Dec 2020 #105
Seriously? That's your concern? Voltaire2 Dec 2020 #107
There's three reasons Turin_C3PO Dec 2020 #108
I'm just above the poverty level and I don't need it. Kaleva Dec 2020 #113
Same here. Turin_C3PO Dec 2020 #114
Your OP is soaked in privilege obamanut2012 Dec 2020 #111
Great that YOU are in that position............ Bengus81 Dec 2020 #117
What about cut hours? Happy Hoosier Dec 2020 #122
The idea of sending out checks is stupid. roamer65 Dec 2020 #123
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