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Mr.Bill

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7. I wish we could just cut off the pay checks

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 12:47 AM

Feb 2021

for every elected official in this country and freeze their bank accounts until they understand what the hell people are going through. Most of them are too disconnected from reality to understand what's happening to a large number of people in this country.

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We're in a 1 in a 100 years global crisis, yet we're still haggling over public support [View all] Yavin4 Feb 2021 OP

I share your frustration. k&r n/t Laelth Feb 2021 #1

Not sending checks is a good way to alienate the middle class world wide wally Feb 2021 #2

That absolutely right. wendyb-NC Feb 2021 #3

I know exactly what you're talking about lunatica Feb 2021 #4

I have mixed feelings about a cap. Ollie Garkie Feb 2021 #5

They can buy appliances, furniture, cars, and computers, etc. lunatica Feb 2021 #13

When you have around 30% of Americans.... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #6

I wish we could just cut off the pay checks Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #7

Wouldn't that be great? Might open up a few eyes and hearts. Marie Marie Feb 2021 #10

I haven't been following too closely. Ace Rothstein Feb 2021 #8

That is why we need a major infrastructure spending bill to repair what the Republicans cstanleytech Feb 2021 #9

Absolutely! freepotter Feb 2021 #15

This problem with our infrastructure didn't start 4 years ago. marie999 Feb 2021 #21

Yes, I am aware that it goes back decades due to the Republicans outright refusal cstanleytech Feb 2021 #22

What I don't understand is why are they against it marie999 Feb 2021 #23

Maybe the issue is that they are afraid it will take away from all the pork they already funnel cstanleytech Feb 2021 #25

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #11

Sadly, it's not just Republicans Yavin4 Feb 2021 #18

Actually it is just Republicans as Manchin is part of an extremely small number of such Democrats. cstanleytech Feb 2021 #26

Even more stressful for me is people's disregard for the lives of their fellow man.... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #12

They act like it is money out of their pockets. But it is our money. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #14

We don't need the money so much as faster vaccination Calculating Feb 2021 #16

Bingo! Yavin4 Feb 2021 #17

+1 Kaleva Feb 2021 #20

Nothing that's posted here will have an impact on what threshold is decided. Kaleva Feb 2021 #19

In the end, it really doesn't matter if it's $0, $1400, $2000, or $2500, or even $25000 Yavin4 Feb 2021 #24

And even with all that, there also climate change. marie999 Feb 2021 #27