Decay, Dollars, And Downward Spiraling Death Stars
There was talk Wednesday of a "trimmed down" stimulus plan in Washington, where Democrats and Republicans may seek a kind of bridge agreement worth just $500 billion. It would include assistance for the beleaguered post office as well as help for schools and businesses, but leaves the thorny issue of state and local government financing to a later date and reportedly doesn't include stimulus checks.
That price tag is just half of what the GOP was offering and only amounts to a fifth of Democrat
Debasement of our country continues. When will the wealthy wake up to what this administration is doing to their grandchildren’s future?
Remember: Everything Trump touches turns to sh*t. That includes, eventually, the U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency.
I expect China’s response to US actions to stay measured through the election. If a new administration is indeed on its way, China will want to be able to start with a clean slate on a potential reset to relations. If the current clownshow in Washington continues for four more years, China has plenty of time to formulate its response as entropy spreads.
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world”
(from W.B. Yeats’ Second Coming)
I fail to understand the Republican political strategy of withholding support to the unemployed. Fiscal rectitude?
You would think providing support, even if reduced, that that would paint them in a more favorable light
I fail to understand the democratic political strategy of rejecting the deal to support the unemployed. You would think that providing support, even reduced would paint them in a more favorable light.
Note: not my actual opinion but a devils advocate argument to spotlight the political dysfunction.
My fault for poorly stating my bewilderment.
Trying again: The Dems want to help the unemployed as much as possible while the Reps do not. Why?
That’s better. Flip that and you have a false statement.
Fortunately several possible answers are offered below
Unfortunately I think the process goes… most poor people vote blue in urban areas… a wave of blue evictions is likely to prevent voter registration especially if we cripple the post office which also takes care of mail in ballots and if they cripple state funding then lots of poor areas will not have functional polling locations. Poorer red constituents can rely on delaying home payments a year for now.
You have to understand that Trump is a bully. Everything he does is designed to purposely hurt a person, a group, or an institution. Really no one is exempt. Look how many people he has fired soon after he appointed them. All they had to do was push back once or twice and now they are disloyal losers. To be a “winner” Trump has to paint everyone else as “losers.” The unemployed, losers; the poor, losers; democrats, enemies, bad managers, losers, traitors; and on. There are no “winners” but him and those willing to be completely submissive to him.
“rectal fist-i-tude” – the GOP believe that the poor and huddled masses like it rough.