Chuck Schumer criticizes Trump's call for $1,000 checks

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and criticized the Trump administration's latest call for issuing $1,000 checks to Americans in response.

"The coronavirus is slowing our economy to a near standstill and we are almost certainly anticipating a recession," Schumer said in a speech on the Senate floor. He added that expanded unemployment benefits would be a more effective way of helping workers than a $1,000 check from Washington.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democratic-leader-schumer-criticizes-trumps-call-for-dollar1000-checks/ar-BB11mLFH?li=BBnbcA1

But you can't buy as many votes that way.

[mr_lebowski]

1. Why not both? Lots of people aren't eligible for unemployment benefits

For all sorts of reasons.

A grand to everyone sounds fair, AND expand unemployment benefits.

[FirstLight]

5. same...

I dont qualify, but a check would help!

[mr_lebowski]

9. Funny thing is guess where my $1000 check will go if it comes?

Straight to the IRS for last years tax bill, lol ..

[blm]

8. It should be both, and Schumer is going to lose the framing battle

on this if he doesn’t listen to smarter voices like Sherrod Brown.

[evertonfc]

2. Chuck is wrong. Dead wrong

[rockfordfile]

6. No. All trump is trying to do is buy votes.

[unblock]

7. Not really.

Hey, I've lost way more than a couple thousand in the stock market recently, so I'm not going to turn down whatever I get.

But the most socially and economically effective spending should be targeted to those who need it most, which is not people like me, it's people who are poor and/or unemployed.

[Beakybird]

3. I'm self employed. After 22 years of constant work, I make zero. I can't get unemployment benefits.

[handmade34]

4. I see so many problems

coming up... I imagine there will be many people left out of either option... many not eligible for unemployment and not getting the check for numerous reasons...