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liskddksil

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16. Call Your Senators and Representative to Demand That Income Thresholds Stay the Same

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Thu Feb 4, 2021, 11:50 AM

Feb 2021

as prior two stimulus checks. We could potentially be screwing us out of power in 2022 and 2024 if people who make $50,000-$75,000 (which is not a lot in high cost areas) got checks 1st two times don't get a check this time.

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Regardless of the policy, politically it is stupid [View all] dsc Feb 2021 OP

I agree. AirmensMom Feb 2021 #1

I have had Delphinus Feb 2021 #2

It's the wrong time to focus on trivialities... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #3

I totally agree. abqtommy Feb 2021 #6

I agree. EndlessWire Feb 2021 #28

Agree Proud liberal 80 Feb 2021 #4

Agree. HUGE mistake. Happy Hoosier Feb 2021 #5

Agree 100%. This is a good comment for our Dem legislators and the KPN Feb 2021 #7

Stimulus payments rso Feb 2021 #8

So, you are saying that politically its stupid to... zaj Feb 2021 #18

Stimulus rso Feb 2021 #31

Me too.. zaj Feb 2021 #33

K&R, ... and based on what income? 2019 doesn't apply EMPIRICALLY and 2020 hasn't been filed !!! uponit7771 Feb 2021 #9

yup mopinko Feb 2021 #10

Another reason Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #11

Bingo obamanut2012 Feb 2021 #12

True Dlpger61 Feb 2021 #13

+1 leftstreet Feb 2021 #15

There shouldn't be a sharp threshold Klaralven Feb 2021 #14

+1 CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #22

Call Your Senators and Representative to Demand That Income Thresholds Stay the Same liskddksil Feb 2021 #16

Give the money to everyone, then tax it back later to those over a threshold. dbonds Feb 2021 #17

If we go that way, it probably costs us 2022. dawg Feb 2021 #19

We spend the money locally in small businesses who are hurting. Tommymac Feb 2021 #20

The wealth transfer from red to blue "problem" is what we always do. Hortensis Feb 2021 #21

I have no problem with it being incidental to the policy but dsc Feb 2021 #26

Well, regardless of whether it's that simple or not, picking one Hortensis Feb 2021 #27

Well why shouldn't someone who is making 60k in Manhattan dsc Feb 2021 #29

NOW you're talking individually, instead of geographically. Hortensis Feb 2021 #30

Problem is...anything that's means-tested is going to fall this way. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #23

Just use the same limits that were used under Trump for crying out loud. dawg Feb 2021 #24

Yep, we won the Senate on a promise of $2,000 checks. Failure is not an option nt liskddksil Feb 2021 #32

It's dumb. It's also not really a stimulus if the payout is that stringent. BusyBeingBest Feb 2021 #25