Biden rejects GOP stimulus counterpropsal as too feeble
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Doing without the expressed aid of the Republicans seems to be the only sensible way to go.
The Republicans will claim President Biden is reneging on his promise to "unite" and work in a bi-partisan way.
He's gonna have to live with that. It would be great if the "working together" happens, but if it doesn't, the Democrats have to keep their eye on the prize...or on the goal. To get us out of this mess as expeditiously and reasonably as possible.
In the meantime, the Republicans will each have to make his/her own decision on whether to vote for or against the proposed legislation. I hope some of them switch over...
...but mostly I hope the proposal passes.
The GOP did not even want to pass a generous COVID stimulus, even when their own president disingenuously claimed he wanted $2000 checks to go out.
If I may...the GOP is the party of multimillionaires and billionaires...and lots of moronic, asskissing lackeys who want to treat those multimillionaires and billionaires like they are royalty.
It's OK to hand out money when Trump is potus, but not when Biden is.
That's because the Democrats want to "hand out money" to people who need it rather than to multimillionaires and billionaires.
Too small, and they'll just have to do it all over again in a few months.
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The GOP have got no problem donating money to their big political contributors in the form of tax cuts, which equates to welfare for the filthy rich.
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Exactly
Too right you are.
We are not Zimbabwe or Myanmar.
Other developed liberal democracies have supported their small business owners and labor force with aggressive and generous government intervention.
Now is not the time to be theorizing and navel gazing about the merits of an Ayn Randian pull youself-up-by-the-bootstraps economic philosophy.
Many of us predicted that a Biden win would mean suddenly the budget matters again. Looks like we were right.
If they're so concerned over the budget, they should repeal the $2T tax cut they voted for and passed through reconciliation in 2017.
Yes the Republican party is made up of millionaires, and Billionaires, but the democrats are notThat's fucking stupid. it was the democrats who killed small business to enrich the tech oligarchs and amazons, the walmarts, the home depots.
expect joe biden to protect wall st from wall st bets as well.
Lots of wealthy Democrats out there.
But this is a good metaphor for the basic values of the modern parties:
The last three Republican presidents were Trust Fund babies raised in wealth and privilege.
The last three Democratic presidents came from modest backgrounds: raised by single mothers, used car salesman, and teachers.
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Hello Cypress,
The bigger mistake would be to go too small, rather than too large.
The size of the economy (which has been getting smaller) is the sum of all transactions. Money changing hands. People buying things.
When a big pile of money is injected into the economy, and people get money they didn't have, people will be spending money, buying things.
That creates jobs and saves jobs.
That is exactly what we are trying to do.
The bigger mistake would be to go too small, rather than too large.
The size of the economy (which has been getting smaller) is the sum of all transactions. Money changing hands. People buying things.
When a big pile of money is injected into the economy, and people get money they didn't have, people will be spending money, buying things.
That creates jobs and saves jobs.
That is exactly what we are trying to do.
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How was that?????????????
Biden has lived off the Government his entire adult life, while milking the American tax payers! See, I am ok with wealthy people who become President. I am very suspect of those who become President. and get rich! Nope not Trump, he never took a dime, however Clinton, Obama, and yep Biden have enriched themselves while in power, Heck Biden did as VP, and is now repaying those energy companies, by killing our energy independence!