Current Events > So no 1000 stimulus check or 600 unemployment. How do you feel about it?

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Remember nothing is going to pass, and they will go to a month vacation.

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Ummm... Idk about the Senate, it I saw an article indicating that the House would not recess until they pass a bill.

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meralonne posted...

Ummm... Idk about the Senate, it I saw an article indicating that the House would not recess until they pass a bill.

Has to pass both though to take effect

I dont need the money so personally I dont card but I feel bad for all the people who were using the $600 to survive

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republicans are such fucking scum

KiwiTerraRizing posted...

I dont need the money so personally I dont card but I feel bad for all the people who were using the $600 to survive

DarthAragorn posted...

republicans are such fucking scum

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Never had my hopes up to begin with

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This is why austerity is for the good times.

It's bad especially because this bill was going to account for a lot of people who were left out of the last bill.

After the moratorium on evictions ends a lot of people will be going homeless with nothing. That's unacceptable and America should be ashamed.
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B-Factor posted...

After the moratorium on evictions ends a lot of people will be going homeless with nothing.

If you're evicted or the landlord is foreclosed, the end result is the same.
You're better off evicted in that case anyway, as it takes longer to clear the courts than a foreclosure.

Damn, the Dems should have taken the 4 month UI extension bill at $400 a week. Though it was missing a lot of stuff, so I guess they didn't want to give in.

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LightBurn posted...

Has to pass both though to take effect

Im fully aware. Your topic title suggests that no action is being taken, which is false.

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fully expected republicans to shit the bed on this issue, they cant think of more tax breaks and handouts for corporations and the trump family to add to the bill after all.

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meralonne posted...

Im fully aware. Your topic title suggests that no action is being taken, which is false.

republicans are essentially taking no action though

meralonne posted...

Im fully aware. Your topic title suggests that no action is being taken, which is false.

Arguing until we're all broke is inaction, yes

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Who gives a fuck? People can always get a temporary job. There's tons of jobs out there, the problem is that people think they're too good for them _

fuck the stimulus check. that's a total waste of money.

extending unemployment does make sense tho

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

extending unemployment does make sense tho

there's some businesses in oregon (1 or 2 county's) that got reverted to stay at home order and stage 1. which means some are out of work if it's not considered an essential business.

they alone would definitely benefit from it along with other states that are dealing with some form of shutdown within a county.
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DarthAragorn posted...

republicans are such fucking scum

I probably wasn't going to get it anyway, but a lot of people need that money.

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I've been working comfortably it doesnt matter to me

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the u.s. national anthem should be changed to "kill the poor" by the dead kennedys

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cardoor123 posted...

Who gives a fuck? People can always get a temporary job. There's tons of jobs out there, the problem is that people think they're too good for them _

We're in the middle of a pandemic, buddy. Jobs aren't exactly plentiful in a time when a lot of businesses aren't allowed to be open or aren't legally able to be open to full capacity.

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vigorm0rtis posted...

I probably wasn't going to get it anyway, but a lot of people need that money.

I would probably need it. My place isn't giving me any hours for the next week or two, but I'm still technically employed. So I dunno if I qualify for the unemployment, but if it was $600 a month, that would have been pretty helpful since my rent is $520.

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So how bad is August going to be for everybody that needs this?

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it's still the same. staying afloat which is all that matters.
though i wish the circumstances was better with or without the bonus check.
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cardoor123 posted...

There's tons of jobs out there, the problem is that people think they're too good for them _

Yeah, stupid people for not wanting to catch a deadly virus in the middle of a pandemic.

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Both sides want it though they just can't agree in the side shit

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Irony posted...

Both sides want it though they just can't agree in the side shit

I agree that company should be hold accountable if their employees get the virus and protecting them from getting it. Feel like Elon and Jeff had a talk with Mitch McConnell when they were talking about this bill.


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Coloradough posted...

Arguing until we're all broke is inaction, yes

When youre dealing with 535 people representing 300+ million people, there will be arguments. This is not inaction, this is Congressional action.

I certainly believe that more expeditious action is warranted here.

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You guys think they will agree before August 10?

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DarthAragorn posted...

republicans are such fucking scum

this, tbh.

get off your ass, senate.

mach25687 posted...

You guys think they will agree before August 10?

No

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Questionmarktarius posted...

If you're evicted or the landlord is foreclosed, the end result is the same.
You're better off evicted in that case anyway, as it takes longer to clear the courts than a foreclosure.

So place a moratorium on foreclosures. The banks can handle 6 months delayed and refinanced mortgage. People should not be forced out of their homes for failure to pay (if they can't) during a continuing pandemic.

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fuck the dems for refusing the 1-week extension for $600.

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

fuck the stimulus check. that's a total waste of money.

extending unemployment does make sense tho

The economy is down by a large margin, its needed expecially since Republicans wanna play politics on a pandamic thats alot of people about to lose their benefits and possibly their homes

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cardoor123 posted...

Who gives a fuck? People can always get a temporary job. There's tons of jobs out there, the problem is that people think they're too good for them _

for minimum wage in the middle of a pandemic when I can risk being in a coffin for almost nothing? yeah I can see why people wont take those jobs

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ReDaZnDraGoN97 posted...

for minimum wage in the middle of a pandemic when I can risk being in a coffin for almost nothing? yeah I can see why people wont take those jobs

Yet there are still millions of people going to work each day and just dealing with the possibility (minimum wage all the way up through millionaires). Why should people, who COULD work but refuse, get a free ride while everyone else is out doing their jobs?

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If people don't want to work because they want to stay in with their family and keep safe I can understand. But they aren't staying in. They are going out every night, taking vacations. Restaurants are busier now then they were this time last summer (true fact in my town). Alot of these people aren't even acknowledging the virus until the topic of work comes up.
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Numenor posted...

Yet there are still millions of people going to work each day and just dealing with the possibility (minimum wage all the way up through millionaires). Why should people, who COULD work but refuse, get a free ride while everyone else is out doing their jobs?

Pretty sure Target, Walmart, Mcdonalds, or Amazon wont take all 30 million people that are out of work

Not to mention some people (like me) have families and would rather not risk getting them all sick if I dont have to

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ReDaZnDraGoN97 posted...

Pretty sure Target, Walmart, Mcdonalds, or Amazon wont take all 30 million people that are out of work

Not to mention some people (like me) have families and would rather not risk getting them all sick if I dont have to

No one said those companies would absorb all of them. There are jobs available out there however (quite a few where I live have help wanted signs out) across the businesses open.

If you accept the consequences of not working (ie: no income) because you believe that is best for you and your family, that is your right. I fully support you making that choice.

However, this is where living with your choices come into play. It is not your right to demand that I give you money from my paycheck I earn each week to support your decision to not work. You choose to not work, you choose no income. Deal with it.

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I'm already broke and homeless, so nothing changes for me.

Things are about to get very miserable for a *lot* of other people, though. You have my sympathy.
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Numenor posted...

No one said those companies would absorb all of them. There are jobs available out there however (quite a few where I live have help wanted signs out) across the businesses open.

If you accept the consequences of not working (ie: no income) because you believe that is best for you and your family, that is your right. I fully support you making that choice.

However, this is where living with your choices come into play. It is not your right to demand that I give you money from my paycheck I earn each week to support your decision to not work. You choose to not work, you choose no income. Deal with it.

How do you feel about big corporations who were very irresponsible with their money now begging for bailouts which come from your tax dollars?

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I'm glad I have a job, but I feel bad for the tens of millions of people who need that money.

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I would like to add it to my jet ski fund

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DarthAragorn posted...

republicans are such fucking scum

Yep. Most people know that

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stimulus is dumb and pretty clear just an attempt to buy votes. If you're working you don't need help and basing it off last year's income is a terrible gauge for who needs help this year. If anything offer an additional tax credit of $500-1k for anyone who earns under ~40-50k this year.

unemployment should be extended.

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I just got 6 checks in the mail on Friday. 3 for $600 and 3 for $30.

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