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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2020.Historic $2.2 trillion coronavirus bill passes U.S. House; becomes law
By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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PTownsend
I have little respect for Massie's politics, but the notion of party uber alles is pretty scary. How have political movements led by leaders wanting loyalty to the them and their party worked out in the past. Or even today. And if the D's do something similar, they're no better.
Chip Star
Trillion Dollar Deficit Donny has officially become Two Trillion Dollar Deficit Donny, King of Socialist Handouts (that are okay because they are temporary, not crassly to grace entitlements, which no politician in the US really wants).
bass4funk
It is ok, because it won’t be permanent, that’s the main difference.
PTownsend
Consider the oil industry has been subsidized for the last hundred years (since Wilson in the 1920s) and farm subsidies started about the same time. And some say the US has 'free market capitalism'. ROFL
Busby
Republicans: We have met the radical socialist progressives - and it is us!
Next time Trump or a Repub call someone a "radical socialist", tell them to go look in the mirror...
The largest socialist bailout in history, brought to you by the socialist-hating Trump and Repubs...
It would be hilarious if it wasn't so tragic...
bass4funk
And without the salary wage earners that work hard on those rigs digging up that fossil fuel, the country would be in worst shape. Lol
Which is why you want the country to go back to work otherwise socialists have nothing to gather from the people. Can’t steal it if you ain’t got nothing to give.
CrazyJoe
Massie voted for the 2017 tax cut for the top 1% and big corporations. The tax cut added at least $1.2 trillion to the national debt. Massie won't vote for a bill that helps people in a time of great need and also rescues many small businesses because it adds to the national debt. At least we know where Massi's priorities lie.
Chip Star
Donny’s Fans yesterday defending republicans obstruction of the bailout:
We need to funnel money to the people who don’t need it because they are job creators (yes, that trite phrase again because they ha d nothing new in their playbook), so it’s good t hat republicans are obstructing in an attempt to gut the extension of unemployment.
Donny’s Fans today defending a hundred-year old socialist bailout of the oil industry:
We need the blue collar workers!
The inconsistency we’ve come to live from people who coughed up all of their integrity to Donny. Smh.
bass4funk
No, it won’t be one pace people start working again.
Yes, but that’s the debt, that’s a separate issue, we have to pay that. Imagine if a Dem gets into office with all of their socialist agenda ideas they would triple the deficit in order to implement these ideas, but you want the country to start working for any of these people to snag something.
Busby
Welcome to the world of the Pro-Trump Socialists! The Dems are nothing but radical socialists- and so are we!
Free government money for everyone! Bailouts for every sector, but especially big business and Wall St! Blow the budget sky-high!
And just to show what blatant hypocrites they really are, they were criticizing the Dems calling them "radical socialists" because they wouldn't help pass the Repub sponsored largest socialist bailout in our history...
Try to wrap your head around that one...it helps if you put on your MAGA-vision googles first...so you can bend reality...
Strangerland
I wonder how much of this will trickle down to the little guy.
Chip Star
Conservatives can no longer complain with a straight face about the bailouts under Obama, not that they will stop because they are very comfortable being hypocrites.
The deficit has grown 50% under Donny despite the economy having been doing is well. This should put to rest the nonsense that tax cuts pay for themselves through increased economic activity.
Chip Star
MAGA-vision goggles made in China because Donny’s all about bringing manufacturing jobs back to the homeland.
Chip Star
Given his claims of sophist, e.g, rich, well travelled, successful business owner, multilingual, etc., the only logical inference from constantly being correct is it’s intentional. Of course, that is only if we believe the claims of sophistication, which would be willful ignorance on our parts.
PTownsend
National socialism, which is what his followers have been pushing for all along.
bass4funk
If you want to use the label for a temporary solution, that’ll pass.
No, the Dems want to replace the capitalist system.
Moderator
Readers, once again we ask you to put aside your political differences in discussing the coronavirus threat.
Strangerland
And again, I wonder how much of this package will trickle down to the little guy.
Not much I should think. The above shows why.