Politics Thread

[STL_XUfan]

Lin Wood makes a strong bid to out Kraken the Kraken;

This was after Lin Wood accused Chief Justice Roberts of being a pedophile. I don’t know what drugs he is on, but shame on him for not sharing.

[boozehound]

Agreed. I’m very lucky in that I’ve been financially unaffected by COVID. My employer is having a record year and has been hiring people. My wife works two part time jobs doing things she loves. One was shut down for a few months, so we missed that income, but it was less than $500 a month. It hurt a little, but it wasn’t that big of a deal.

If they want to give us another $1,200, I’ll certainly take it. If they want to keep it and give more to those who’ve really been impacted, that’s a much better idea and I really won’t miss it. The issue is how do you determine who gets the extra?


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I think that’s part of the challenge - it’s easier to just give everyone money. It’s much harder to get it to the right people. Putting more against extended unemployment and a program to help small business owners weather the storm would be two ways we could seek to align the funds more closely with the true need. It would take a lot more work to administer something like that though.

[bjf123]

And I now see that $1,200 has hit my bank account.


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[Lloyd Braun]

Agreed. I’m very lucky in that I’ve been financially unaffected by COVID. My employer is having a record year and has been hiring people. My wife works two part time jobs doing things she loves. One was shut down for a few months, so we missed that income, but it was less than $500 a month. It hurt a little, but it wasn’t that big of a deal.

If they want to give us another $1,200, I’ll certainly take it. If they want to keep it and give more to those who’ve really been impacted, that’s a much better idea and I really won’t miss it. The issue is how do you determine who gets the extra?


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I’m confused, as these bolded statements seem contradictory. Does missing income not affect anything?

That said, I think the first and most recent stimulus money is a giant waste of money for several reasons. Originally the thought was to help boost spending and help those struggling to pay basic bills. Which is fine. But I like the idea of giving smaller more frequent stimulus money that has an expiration. That way we have continued recirculating of money that is steady, rather than a large check to blow immediately, which people will do.

[bjf123]

I’m confused, as these bolder statements seem contradictory. Does missing income not affect anything?

When I said we missed the income, I meant in that we didn’t have it in the bank. The lack of it didn’t really change our lifestyle for those few months.


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[bobbiemcgee]

Pence shutting down lyin' louie.

lyin' louie thought he had his texas judge in his pocket...sorry.

[Masterofreality]

Remember when a Presidential Candidate said that Antifa was only an “Idea”. And the Mainstream Media never questioned or called him out on it?
Welp. Even Milquetoast Mayor Wheeler of Portland has had enough after New Years Eve riots in Portland that extended the ongoing unrest there for 5 months. Wheeler called Antifa and Leftists out by name, and, get this, asked for Federal assistance in combatting the violence!
Ha!! How rich is that!!!!??? Remember last summer when Trump sent Federal troops into Portland to protect Federal property and the Courthouse? Wheeler and Oregon’s Governor told them to go home and for Trump to pound salt. What a disingenuous idiot.
And also, this is the same dude that last summer moved out of his downtown condo out of fear when Antifa Thugs brought the riot to his neighborhood.
If you want a lesson in how two faced and self serving politicians act, search You Tube for Wheeler’s New Years Day speech. It would be hilarious if not so pitiful.
The left eating the left while the mainstream media refuses to cover it. Pretty typical. But yeah, Trump was the problem, right? #TrumpsAmerica

[bobbiemcgee]

Looks like TrumpsAmerica made another "perfect call" to GA to overturn the election. Moron. #patheticloser

[xubrew]

Donald Trump probably won't die in prison....but he might. Even if the new Justice Department under Biden decides to do nothing, which wouldn't shock me at all if they didn't, the state of New York in particular seems to be anxiously awaiting the day he is no longer in office.

[paulxu]

As the time approaches for inauguration, it appears that the president has become a little unhinged.
Georgia has recounted all the votes 3 times I think, and additionally had a verification of the signatures on mail in ballots done by investigators, with no discrepancies found.

Threatening the Georgia Secretary of State to find ballots to reverse the election results sounds desperate. I actually feel sorry for the SoS as a Republican trying to his job, and getting threatened by the president of the country. Has to be hard. Hopefully this nonsense ceases on Jan 20th.

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