(12-29-2020, 11:05 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(12-29-2020, 10:29 AM)TJBender Wrote: 1. No I won't.
2. I'm very torn on the idea of continued stimulus payments. On the one hand, people need them right now, and this is one of the few measures that actually directly targets those who need it. On the other, the magical creation of that much money is another inflation bomb waiting to hit.
3. Bernie Sanders was pushing for $2K while Donald Trump was holed up in the WH basement, crying about fraud and sucking his thumb while curled up on Maria Bartiromo's lap.

When it was the government and states that caused the financial devastation in the first place by forced shutdowns and not allowing people to earn a living, it is the duty of the government to fill that void. This isn't welfare.

Truth is, 2K is still a slap in the face. What is 2K going to do? Odds are anyone who needs it are already months behind on rent the landlord will never see and have likely already been collecting $2400 a month in unemployment to cover all the other bills. 

This whole thing is a joke and EVERYBODY should be pissed off. People are too blind to see this was just a test run to see how strongly the government could flex their muscles during a pandemic. The end goal here is growing government and establishing a guaranteed basic income. If you don't believe me, just wait until a pandemic hits that impacts ALL age groups.