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51. "If you got a check under Trump, you'll get one under Biden"

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 11:27 AM

Mar 2021

Why is this so difficult for us and have to keep kicking ourselves in the ass?

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Why were people fine with the old stimulus cutoff but not this one? [View all] Kaleva Mar 2021 OP

I'm just worried that those folks who made $99K in 2019 didn't make that kind of money in 2020. catbyte Mar 2021 #1

But they will eventually get the money or the credit Tribetime Mar 2021 #12

The Pointlessness Of The Exercise Rankles, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2021 #2

I think what folks will recall is that those expecting $1400 will be getting $1400 Kaleva Mar 2021 #6

+1 Tommymac Mar 2021 #42

Exactly, just give people the money. radius777 Mar 2021 #49

Why are politicians fine with $$ to the military but not us? leftstreet Mar 2021 #3

One reason is that those are some of the best paying jobs the country has to offer. Not saying it Hoyt Mar 2021 #5

The large military bases are in the South. Southern GOP wraps itself in the flag underpants Mar 2021 #32

The QGOP love's giving money to the airline industry. sarcasmo Mar 2021 #39

Tend to agree. Seems to me the stimulus should go to those with lower incomes due to CV19 AND those Hoyt Mar 2021 #4

I'm not far above the poverty line and I don't actually need it. Kaleva Mar 2021 #8

Oh, I will too. I've read your discussions before and agree that those hurt by CV19 should be main Hoyt Mar 2021 #15

It'd be fine with me if it all went to folks who needed it for rent, food, utilities, mortgage, etc. Kaleva Mar 2021 #23

This change saves $12 billion wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #7

Would you prefer there be no income limit to getting the money? Kaleva Mar 2021 #9

Yes leftstreet Mar 2021 #10

It's not going to happen but i wouldn't have a problem with that. Kaleva Mar 2021 #22

If you're so obsessed with millionaires getting checks wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #11

I'm not obsessed. It'd be fine with me. Kaleva Mar 2021 #16

Are you kidding? The left never wanted any caps in the first place wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #24

I may be wrong but I don't recall anyone arguing against caps last year here at all. Kaleva Mar 2021 #26

It's too bad the stimulus can't be tied to a persons area. panader0 Mar 2021 #13

That's no accident. underpants Mar 2021 #33

This is a big gift to the Republicans. We might as well write the ads for them. kcr Mar 2021 #14

So you got a check last time but you won't this time? Kaleva Mar 2021 #17

Post removed Post removed Mar 2021 #19

you know you are going to be alerted on for this comment right? irisblue Mar 2021 #27

Feel free I guess kcr Mar 2021 #28

naah. you types your words, you takes your chances with a jury irisblue Mar 2021 #31

I'm catching similar noise on another thread. 11 Bravo Mar 2021 #35

I love our passionate caring natures, but sometimes you gotta step back and take in fresh air irisblue Mar 2021 #36

I'm heading in that direction even as we speak. 11 Bravo Mar 2021 #37

I'm in that position. Received a check of $341 in December; won't get squat this time. bullwinkle428 Mar 2021 #40

I don't see Dems voting R in 2022 because of this. Kaleva Mar 2021 #46

It's stupid and unforced budkin Mar 2021 #18

But you were fine with the old income cutoff? If, so, why? Kaleva Mar 2021 #20

I was not. budkin Mar 2021 #21

I've been living on roughly 11, 000 annually for the past several years msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #25

If you dont really need the stimulus money, then go spend and tip large padfun Mar 2021 #29

I'll most likely spend it hiring a local carpenter to get some work around the house done. Kaleva Mar 2021 #30

Yes we have a couple projects and then we'll donate underpants Mar 2021 #34

For two reasons dsc Mar 2021 #38

Because WHITT Mar 2021 #41

I wasn't. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #43

I would like to know! Nictuku Mar 2021 #44

The good news is that this package keeps the $400 a week unemployment addition Kaleva Mar 2021 #48

I won't qualify for unemployment Nictuku Mar 2021 #50

It took awhile for me to adjust to $1100 a month years ago. Kaleva Mar 2021 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Mar 2021 #53

Big difference between 80k and 100k liskddksil Mar 2021 #45

So you were fine with the cutoffs of the previous stimulus payments? Kaleva Mar 2021 #47

"If you got a check under Trump, you'll get one under Biden" durablend Mar 2021 #51

People weren't fine with it, its an accepted fact that Republicans do as little as Autumn Mar 2021 #54