Poll of the Day > Trump wants to send me money

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/03/17/trump-coronavirus-stimulus-package/

Ive long said that Trump is a talented and effective leader. His hair and skin seem good.

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Conveniently just before re-election time

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i can't figure out how it would even work.

would they really just send a check in the damn mail

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Working security my job never stops even if the business were to take a break but Ill still gladly accept an extra $1000 - $4500 check for braving the virus everyday while everyone else gets to stay home and lounge around doing nothing for the same money.

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Bulbasaur posted...

i can't figure out how it would even work.

would they really just send a check in the damn mail

obviously not

theyll use birds

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Mead posted...

theyll use birds

Theyll have to be mechanical birds because live birds could transmit the virus.

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Bulbasaur posted...

i can't figure out how it would even work.

would they really just send a check in the damn mail

Corona-laced check in the mail.

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Bulbasaur posted...

i can't figure out how it would even work.

would they really just send a check in the damn mail

In the past stimulus packages were in the form of tax breaks on your tax return that was actual money that could result in a tax return even if you didnt owe any money, while normally tax breaks would just tend to bring your taxes due to a flat $0 and not translate into actual cash back. It could be like that since tax day is coming up soon but since Im sure a lot of people filed already they seem to be discussing skipping all that and just proposing writing millions of checks and sending them out in the mail.

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aDirtyShisno posted...

In the past stimulus packages were in the form of tax breaks on your tax return that was actual money that could result in a tax return even if you didnt owe any money, while normally tax breaks would just tend to bring your taxes due to a flat $0 and not translate into actual cash back. It could be like that since tax day is coming up soon but since Im sure a lot of people filed already they seem to be discussing skipping all that and just proposing writing millions of checks and sending them out in the mail.

yes.

but they don't want to do that this time, because it would be too slow

mainly because the tax season is effectively over right now

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Hey, that would be nice if they sent me enough to pay my taxes! But would I have to declare it as income next year and pay taxes on it?

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Do I get money if I didnt stop working?

blu posted...

He suggested there should be an income cut-off on the cash payments and that high-income households might not be eligible.

so unfair

I actually agree they should just send it to everyone across the board

some kind of universal income, at a basic level idk

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Mead posted...

I actually agree they should just send it to everyone across the board

some kind of universal income, at a basic level idk

idk

people with hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars don't need shit

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Bulbasaur posted...

idk

people with hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars don't need shit

um they still need a friend

everyone deserves companionship

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Andrew Yang go and get 'd

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Mead posted...

um they still need a friend

everyone deserves companionship

no

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Its my money and I need it now!!!

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aDirtyShisno posted...

Working security my job never stops even if the business were to take a break but Ill still gladly accept an extra $1000 - $4500 check for braving the virus everyday while everyone else gets to stay home and lounge around doing nothing for the same money.

Yep. Even if they shut down this site and send every construction worker home for the next month, I will still be expected to show up and keep an eye on the MDF room.


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I'd let Ivanka stimulus my package, if'n you gets my drift

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Mead posted...

I actually agree they should just send it to everyone across the board

some kind of universal income, at a basic level idk

Im not really for M4A as I dont see how its feasible to switch from our system to that system. I definitely support UBI though and see not having it as a bigger problem than M4A. Basically give whatever poverty-level is to each person regardless of income. I realize Id probably end up with less money this way.

blu posted...

Im not really for M4A as I dont see how its feasible to switch from our system to that system. I definitely support UBI though and see not having it as a bigger problem than M4A. Basically give whatever poverty-level is to each person regardless of income. I realize Id probably end up with less money this way.

what is M4A?


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Mead posted...

what is M4A?

Medicare for all

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I_Always_Die posted...

Medicare for all

lol, duh mead

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I_Always_Die posted...

Medicare for all

Yeah, sure, and see if you can afford it. I can't, Medicare ain't cheap, you pay at least $200 a month, for minimal coverage.

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Huh, that's pretty open minded for the Republicans. There are all the industrial tax cuts too, but they're going to sneak that stuff in anywhere they can

Donald Trump may or may not be to the left of Joe Biden atm.

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Coronavirus is so bad it has Republicans practicing Socialism.

dancer62 posted...

Yeah, sure, and see if you can afford it. I can't, Medicare ain't cheap, you pay at least $200 a month, for minimal coverage.

@dancer62 what are you trying to say?

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Trump wants to send rich people money.

I_Always_Die posted...

@dancer62 what are you trying to say?

I'm saying, Medicare is not free. You have to pay a monthly premium. I'm 73. My primary income is Social Security retirement. I can't afford Medicare.

So anyone who thinks Medicare is the answer to affordable health care doesn't know what they are talking about.

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An universal income would only do anything good if it's tax free and no inflation.
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dancer62 posted...

I'm saying, Medicare is not free. You have to pay a monthly premium. I'm 73. My primary income is Social Security retirement. I can't afford Medicare.

So anyone who thinks Medicare is the answer to affordable health care doesn't know what they are talking about.

Medicare for all eliminates premiums

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Also worth noting before I'm too nice to Trump, the guy just dumped a $1.5t into the stock market that literally burnt up and went away, and it wasn't exactly a "who could have known" moment.

Not as bad as the Iraq war, but still. Probably better than the Iraq war considering people didn't have to die.

I like the fact that he's just giving us the money now. Good.

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Revelation34 posted...

An universal income would only do anything good if it's tax free and no inflation.

The point of that income is to be a supplemental thing it's not meant to make it so everyone can stay home and do nothing while raking in a very big paycheck. From what I hear most view it as about $1000-1200 a month which is pretty substantial since it would be on top of anything else that person makes so even if that person worked full time at minimum wage that extra money is a huge pay bump.

It won't mean much to those making say $100-150k a year but it's not meant to, but even for those people they now have $12k-15k a year extra to do whatever they feel like with.

Monopoman posted...

The point of that income is to be a supplemental thing it's not meant to make it so everyone can stay home and do nothing while raking in a very big paycheck. From what I hear most view it as about $1000-1200 a month which is pretty substantial since it would be on top of anything else that person makes so even if that person worked full time at minimum wage that extra money is a huge pay bump.

It won't mean much to those making say $100-150k a year but it's not meant to, but even for those people they now have $12k-15k a year extra to do whatever they feel like with.

Inflation would fuck the people that need that supplemental income.
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Wow. Trump is YANG GANG! Inb4 COLLUSIONS and all Chinese are suspect to double loyalty!

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Trials have shown that people end up following their passions and going back to school instead of the stereotype of sitting around doing nothing with UBI

The government is probably more willing to bend to it over medicare for all because it's
A) A relatively cheap way to win voters
B) Doesn't conflict with their donors (doesn't stop the flow of money to any corporation)

I found it very interesting how CNN cozied up to Andrew Yang while basically throwing holy water at Bernie. Even Fox News didn't really throw any punches at Yang for his "free government handouts"

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Bulbasaur posted...

i can't figure out how it would even work.

would they really just send a check in the damn mail

its amazing how cucked americans are lol

'the government? mailing me money? isnt it supposed to be an inscrutable tax credit a year later instead?!'

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Does no one remember when Bush sent out money to everybody back in the early 2000s? There were all sorts of commercials on tv for fucking Pizza Hut and all sorts of other businesses saying Hey youre getting a government check in the mail, come spend it here!

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Someone @ me if he actually does

I want to let my friend know so she can pay her rent since she cant work because of the virsus

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deoxxys posted...

Someone @ me if he actually does

I want to let my friend know so she can pay her rent since she cant work because of the virsus

dont tell us what to do

rude

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penissss

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OniRonin posted...

its amazing how cucked americans are lol

'the government? mailing me money? isnt it supposed to be an inscrutable tax credit a year later instead?!'

Some people live paycheck to paycheck. A tax credit next year isn't going to help them.

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Mead posted...

Does no one remember when Bush sent out money to everybody back in the early 2000s? There were all sorts of commercials on tv for fucking Pizza Hut and all sorts of other businesses saying Hey youre getting a government check in the mail, come spend it here!

I remember. I also remember it not actually doing much to "stimulate" the economy and it being largely panned by experts.
(I also remember being in college and technically still a "dependent" of my parents and not getting any of the money myself despite working and paying taxes and living 2/3 of the year away from home...)

Jedibaracuda posted...

Some people live paycheck to paycheck. A tax credit next year isn't going to help them.

yes thatss my point
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