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True. IIRC I think the lawmakers back then understood the program would not be remotely close to perfect. But they wanted to rush something out to help stabilize small businesses in very uncertain times. I do not begrudge the Dems and Reps that passed it in April, 2020 ... about the height of the panic. Ultimately, lousy governance & accountability but seemed to be the right thing to do at that time. Quote:
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PPP was also the compromise because they wanted to set up that private trillion dollar slush fund for big rich companies.
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And just read this piece. The $ in the article of $1B don't match up to the title stating $1.6B (about 2 hours old) but $1-$1.6B seems like a good use of money to catch, fine and imprison the fraudsters. Suspect < 50% success though, I can see grey and wiggle room.
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FWIW, just for future reference, this is an AARP pdf that states the options being considered to reduce the SS gap, the estimated impacts, and the pros & cons.
My position is there are political implications, positioning, special interest groups and like that will factor into the solutions. It will need to be a bipartisan solution and, therefore, it will not be an "easy" fix. https://goyff.az.gov/sites/default/f...ty_options.pdf |
What dumber, Obama tan suit or both Biden’s ordering the same rigatoni?
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Wasn't there a big stink about Obama putting mustard on his burger? |
A lot of politicians begged Amazon to come to their state and offered billions in subsidies. Some politicians spoke out against it. Turns out those that spoke against it were right.
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Biden going out for ice cream is up there too. |
I believe there was also a bagel controversy that involved both Joe and Hunter Biden. I imagine we haven't heard the last of that.
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Please tell me there's not a '2 Bidens 1 Bagel' video out there. |
Wasn't there like a multi-year meltdown over Michelle Obama wanting to add some fruits and vegetables to school lunches?
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Brutal is the song Trump released at CPAC. A combination of him singing the pledge and J6 defendents "singing" their parts over prison phones. |
I wish he would just run for President and win in a landslide
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...stamps-ending/
Articles like this remind me of my naivety. I come to places like this and talk and talk and talk about economic theory and taxes and social security and politics, etc. but everything comes from such a limited perspective. I just don’t know poor people. I mean, really poor people. People who have to choose which of the three meals that day they are not going to consume because they can’t afford enough food. It is a huge enormous blindspot that I have. And I’m not really sure what to do about it. |
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We started to rebuild some fraction of a social safety net for COVID and there were some discernible results, especially from things like free school lunches, expanded Medicaid, and expanded SNAP assistance. But then the wealthy saw that it wasn't about keeping society from collapsing and thus putting them at risk, but merely keeping poor people from starving and giving them some tiny modicum of bargaining power so they weren't operating from a position of total desperation. And we just couldn't have that. SI |
As my Aussie friend says about their country.."we don't hate our poor people like you do."
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I really like this idea. Focus as much of the $52B on R&D and domestic manufacturing. Assume it's legal to put in that condition.
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Hopefully we're in contact with the El Jeffe and let him know that we'll really, really focus on his operations if any harm comes to the 4. Maybe send him a copy of Clancy's "Clear & Present Danger".
Have to believe Biden is going to try talking, persuading the cartel first. Maybe indirect payoff, prisoner swap but that would be bad precedent (if not already). I'd be terrified if I was in that group of 4. Matamoros, Mexico: 4 US citizens were kidnapped by gunmen in case of mistaken identity, US official says | CNN Quote:
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Well Joe. You have an interesting decision to make. I'm thinking you'll be criticized for any decision though. Quote:
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We are so fucked as a nation. The fact that anyone would even suggest Biden have any responsibility for this is insane. They did something risky and were killed.
Perhaps we should question why people feel the need to go to Mexico for medical care? Remind me again which party wants to gut healthcare even more? |
No no. It has always got to be the Democrats fault. They went there because of Obamacare. If we just repealed that, they would still be alive. Yeah. That's it.
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It sounds like they went to Mexico for a medical procedure ("medical tourism"). What type of decision does he have to make? Force the state of South Carolina to better fund their Medicaid/Medicare/Obamacare or try to dump more money into Mexico to help solve their cartel crisis? I can just about guarantee you that one party will have zero interest in improving the healthcare situation, in anyway, anywhere in the United States and I doubt there is a whole lot of appetite to solve domestic problems in Mexico when we can't get out of our way here at home. |
If Joe had just completed the wall that was totally completed by Trump and paid for by Mexico this would have never happened.
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Trump not too long ago said we should just invade Mexico. Maybe that is what they will start pushing for.
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If we invade Mexico, would we get better medical care? Is invasion a cost effective solution over just improving our health care?
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I like that Republicans would rather invade Mexico and pay more from taxes than just letting them work here and have private businesses pay them.
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Didn't you hear, Biden put the wall in hiding. No shit, Trump actually said this. |
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We need to get OJ to start looking for the missing wall. |
Alas, OJ's hands are still full trying to find the real killer.
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Er no? I was thinking about something more tactical. Possible course of actions for Biden to consider (or some variation): 1) Do nothing much. Say US will seek justice but really leave it to Mexico and hope for the best 2) Work with (or lead) Mexican intelligence, military, police etc. to identify and bring the actual culprits to justice 3) Work with (or lead) Mexican intelligence, military, police etc. to take down the cartel including operations inside US (longer term). This will serve as a bigger warning to any other cartel not to murder US citizens My guess is he'll get GOP criticism on #2 for not doing more and/or quick enough. GOP criticism on #3 for not doing it quickly enough. And Dem & GOP criticism if #1. |
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Okay, I guess that can be #4, the Clancy "Clear & Present Danger" option. I'd think the GOP would support it but maybe get criticism from the Dems. |
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The war on drugs worked so well in the 80s lets take it international. |
Just listening to Warren sticking it to Powell. I fail to understand why the government is made up of people past their best. Surely brighter and sharper minds, grounded in the present and future, rather than the past, would be better served to take the country forward.
Whenever innovation and technology is discussed it seems this generation are lost, and just start talking about the past. |
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Because only rich old people have power and money, and the young are just trying to survive right now. |
Government by the people means you are stuck with the bad decisions the people make as well as having the opportunity for good ones .
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall
McConnell has fallen on his back an it looks like they're having trouble flipping him back over. |
In case you missed it, the GOP crazy has really taken over state governments.
In AR the governor signed a bill ending the practice of the state verifying the ages of employed minors. The Senate in OK passed a bill establishing community boards that would have the power to remove materials from public libraries. In MS the legislature has passed bills allowing the Capitol police force to have jurisdiction in all of Jackson. |
It must be liberating in a way for non-Democrats to finally get to do what they've wanted to do for decades but were afraid wouldn't fly politically.
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Don't forget that Georgia is going to pass a bill to allow governor appointed boards to remove elected prosecutors and lowered the recall threshold to 2%.
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The depressing framing I heard was that conservatism started to conflict with democracy. And the right wing in America didn't even pause when it chose to try to destroy democracy in favor of conservatism.
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I'm sure there will be a 20 minute segment tonight on The Five about how he is too old to serve. |
Some details of his plan is already out there and aides admit it won't pass as is but a starting point for negotiations. Looking forward to the details and negotiations.
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Oye mira, nunca pongo mi arma en ningún ciudadano
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It has always conflicted with democracy. |
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