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Am I the only one who's noticed that republicans are sparing no expense to rescue the economy?

Did you also notice the democrats are standing in the way so they can take advantage of trillions of dollars meant for relief to use on liberal wish list that have nothing to do with the Virus or the economic aid?

Democrats playing liberal politics at cost of citizens lives.

oh IR, thank you for posting that silly nonsense. It allowed me to not have to read your the rest of your delusional post. I'm going to type this real slow for you. Trump and your conservative masters at fox were calling it a hoax less than two weeks ago. Your dear leader also ignored the intel that told him it was going to be bad. And your dear leader still refuses to use the war powers act that democrats helped give him to ramp up production of masks and ventilators. So no cult member, you dont get to pretend democrats trying to prevent trump from abusing the stimulus is putting people in danger and you dont get to ignore that trump's incompetence and fox's typical lies will add to the death toll.

And do I even have to mention how your dear leader and conservative masters tried to take healthcare insurance away from 20 million people? yea, "wah wah but people could die" is simply another lying and hypocritical conservative narrative.
 
Not exactly.

To accuse someone of hypocrisy, we have to catch them acting in plain defiance of beliefs they profess to have. If someone believes hundreds of thousands of lives might be at stake for failure to enforce sufficient social distancing, it is perfectly reasonable to overrule other priorities. If you personally believe the response of governments have been excessive, that would make their policy positions mistaken, not hypocritical.

And I don't think at this point that we can reasonably think the threat posed by the virus is exaggerated.

Gotcha. I happen to be one of those people who don’t buy into the threat hype regarding the virus. I suspect we’ll eventually find a way to deal with it, but expect it to be the new norm for a while. Nothing to get terribly excited or upset over. So, IMHO, the Republicans are hypocrites - which is nothing new for the party, but tough to swallow for many of its members.
 
don't get me wrong, I fully support the effort. Its what they should be doing but I just cant help but suspect its only because a republican is president. I don't see any protests, claims of hyperinflation,dollar collapse, market to zero. And not only are republicans no longer worried about deficits as they hope to prevent a depression, they seem to be mad that they cant spend it as fast as they want to. Golly, that's not how I remember them during the Great Bush Recession. And the ongoing negotiations only show more republican hypocrisy. Democrats are not "conspiring to obstruct" the stimulus. they are simply trying to put some adequate controls on how the money is spent. This would be common sense even if Trump wasn't president. Its even more important with him in office.

1. I'm unaware of a "Great Bush Recession". I'm aware of a Great Democrat-created Housing Recession though.

2. They passed a bunch of stimulus while Bush was still in office, just at the end, so I'm not sure what you're talking about.

You seem to struggle with basic historical realities.
 
No. I only notice the right wing has no problem with "wage-slavery" since they cannot get away with chattel-slavery anymore.

Equal protection of the laws for unemployment compensation in our at-will employments can solve simple poverty and our homeless dilemma in a market friendly manner and engenders a positive multiplier effect upon our economy.

Where in America have you ever been forced to work for wages you didn't agree with?
 
No. I only notice the right wing has no problem with "wage-slavery" since they cannot get away with chattel-slavery anymore.

Equal protection of the laws for unemployment compensation in our at-will employments can solve simple poverty and our homeless dilemma in a market friendly manner and engenders a positive multiplier effect upon our economy.
WTF is "wage-slavery"? Until this **** hit the fan wages were going up strongly.
 
don't get me wrong, I fully support the effort. Its what they should be doing but I just cant help but suspect its only because a republican is president. I don't see any protests, claims of hyperinflation,dollar collapse, market to zero. And not only are republicans no longer worried about deficits as they hope to prevent a depression, they seem to be mad that they cant spend it as fast as they want to. Golly, that's not how I remember them during the Great Bush Recession. And the ongoing negotiations only show more republican hypocrisy. Democrats are not "conspiring to obstruct" the stimulus. they are simply trying to put some adequate controls on how the money is spent. This would be common sense even if Trump wasn't president. Its even more important with him in office.

Am I the only one who's noticed that republicans are only freaking out about the economy?
The PRO LIFE Republicans, the ones who said ALL LIVES MATTER.
 
Just like the right wing's usage of their looney right wing buzz word, termed and styled, socialism.
LOL, sure, tell yourself what ever you need. :roll:
 
don't get me wrong, I fully support the effort. Its what they should be doing but I just cant help but suspect its only because a republican is president. I don't see any protests, claims of hyperinflation,dollar collapse, market to zero. And not only are republicans no longer worried about deficits as they hope to prevent a depression, they seem to be mad that they cant spend it as fast as they want to. Golly, that's not how I remember them during the Great Bush Recession. And the ongoing negotiations only show more republican hypocrisy. Democrats are not "conspiring to obstruct" the stimulus. they are simply trying to put some adequate controls on how the money is spent. This would be common sense even if Trump wasn't president. Its even more important with him in office.

LOL. Glad to hear you support Trump and the Republicans and find the Democrats totally disgusting by gumming up the legislation for purely partisan political reasons.
 
oh IR, thank you for posting that silly nonsense. It allowed me to not have to read your the rest of your delusional post. I'm going to type this real slow for you. Trump and your conservative masters at fox were calling it a hoax less than two weeks ago. Your dear leader also ignored the intel that told him it was going to be bad. And your dear leader still refuses to use the war powers act that democrats helped give him to ramp up production of masks and ventilators. So no cult member, you dont get to pretend democrats trying to prevent trump from abusing the stimulus is putting people in danger and you dont get to ignore that trump's incompetence and fox's typical lies will add to the death toll.

And do I even have to mention how your dear leader and conservative masters tried to take healthcare insurance away from 20 million people? yea, "wah wah but people could die" is simply another lying and hypocritical conservative narrative.

Maybe you need to read the list the democrats are holding the bill up to get added? There is no excuse for this crap nor for supporting those trying to get it added in.
Democrats playing liberal politics at cost of citizens lives.

Democrats were not on the Hill today. Pelosi sent them home to let Republicans stew over their proposal. Not One Democrat showed up at the house to defend their list of demands before any American's see a dime of the stimulus money.

1. Increased fuel emission standards for airlines receiving funds and carbon offsets.
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall require each air carrier receiving assistance under section 101, to fully offset the annual carbon emissions of such air carriers for domestic flights beginning in 2025.

2. Payment for up to $10,000 in student loans:

3. Same-day voter registration, early voting, voting by mail, ballot harvesting
REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF INTERNET FOR VOTER REGISTRATION
REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF INTERNET FOR REGISTRATION
PERMITTING VOTERS TO DESIGNATE OTHER PERSON TO RETURN BALLOT
AUTOMATIC MAILING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO ALL VOTERS

4. Preserving collective bargaining powers for unions
Several provisions in the bill include carveouts for big labor, including labor protections, collective bargaining, and organizing, as well as overturning President Trump’s executive orders regarding federal employee unions.

5. The expansion of wind and solar tax credits

6. Requirements for federal and corporate gender and racial diversity data
The bill demands that corporate recipients of financial assistance are required to report racial and gender data regarding salaries, number of employees, supplier diversity, and membership on corporate boards. It also requires federal agencies to use businesses and financial institutions owned by minorities or women

7. Post Office Bailout
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PAYMENT TO POSTAL SERVICE FUND

8. Automatic extension of nonimmigrant visas.

9. Restricting colleges from providing information about citizenship status

10. Money for Planned Parenthood
Democrats want the bill to prop up Planned Parenthood

11. Expansion of use of Minority Banks and Credit Unions

12. Prohibit stock buybacks & dividends for anyone accepting bailout money

13. Special rules for Min. funding for community newspaper plans

14. Required board diversity for all corporations who use bailout money

This is your Democrat party. They refuse to come to the House to defend any of it but refuse to sign the bill without it. They have offered a put up or shut up deal.

While American's drowned in their own fluids, the economy has come to a stop, People are locked up in their homes, Businesses are disappearing, and a national quarantine is being issued, Pelosi has sent her house members home and while holding American's hostage.

They don't care about your family members dying
They don't care about your financial means
They don't care about the economy crashing

They want their green new deal and are willing to kill you for it.

These are the bills that can't pass on their own and Democrats are demanding they be included if we want money to rescue our fellow American's in their most dyer time.

Nancy Pelosi Proposes 1,400-Page Coronavirus Bill Stuffed with Pork
 
don't get me wrong, I fully support the effort. Its what they should be doing but I just cant help but suspect its only because a republican is president. I don't see any protests, claims of hyperinflation,dollar collapse, market to zero. And not only are republicans no longer worried about deficits as they hope to prevent a depression, they seem to be mad that they cant spend it as fast as they want to. Golly, that's not how I remember them during the Great Bush Recession. And the ongoing negotiations only show more republican hypocrisy. Democrats are not "conspiring to obstruct" the stimulus. they are simply trying to put some adequate controls on how the money is spent. This would be common sense even if Trump wasn't president. Its even more important with him in office.

Bit shocked by it but I don't really think it will work and don't particularly need their money.
 
You appeal to ignorance. Capitalism is about inequality on a for profit basis and is why socialism was invented.
Not even close. Socialism wa "invented" as a way for a selected elite class to control the economy and dominate the lives of the ordinary citizen.
 
Employment is at the will of either party. Equal protection of the laws means Labor should be able to quit and collect unemployment compensation.

You still didn't answer. I'll ask the questuin again.

Where in America have you ever been forced to work for wages you didn't agree with?
 
You appeal to ignorance. Capitalism is about inequality on a for profit basis and is why socialism was invented.

Private property and voluntary exchange is so evil. How dare people do what THEY want and not what YOU want. So selfish.
 
Employment is at the will of either party. Equal protection of the laws means Labor should be able to quit and collect unemployment compensation.

Everyone is equally protected from losing their employment due to no fault of their own.
 
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