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The GOP coronavirus relief package is a dream for big corporations
and a nightmare for struggling AmericansAt a press conference on Thursday, President Donald Trump reiterated that his administration wants to put workers first in its efforts to mitigate the economic devastation caused by the spread of coronavirus.
And while that is ideal, his party is crafting legislation that does just the opposite.
The administration on Tuesday said they were crafting a rescue package of at least $1 trillion which included plans to send checks to Americans "in about 2 weeks," according to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
But Mnuchin's two weeks turned into "before the end of April" in a meeting with Senate Republicans immediately following the press conference. After that it went back to early April, but the payment - at least for poor Americans - became less generous.
According to a bill released Thursday, Republicans are now talking about prioritizing money for "taxpayers" (by which they mean only income tax, not things like sales tax which all Americans pay). Under this plan, Americans who make less than $75,000 would get up to $1,200 while poor families who pay less in taxes would get $600.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-gop-coronavirus-relief-package-is-a-dream-for-big-corporations-and-a-nightmare-for-struggling-americans/ar-BB11sOrw?li=BBnbfcL
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The GOP coronavirus relief package is a dream for big corporations (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Mar 2020
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bullimiami
(13,105 posts)1. thats some serious "let them eat cake".
stopbush
(24,397 posts)2. My package is better.
RussBLib
(9,043 posts)3. Oh, the things you can get.....
Tacked to a "must-pass" bill.
McConnell must be salivating.
Politics at its worst.