Government Checks

[Poser]

“The president has instructed me we have to do this now,” Mnuchin added, though did not give specifics, except to say that the amount would be significant and that millionaires would not receive it.

Trump wants to send Americans checks ‘immediately’ in response to coronavirus, Mnuchin says

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that the Trump administration wants to send checks to Americans “in the next two weeks” in an effort to help people cope with the economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Broomd]

Yikes, crazy.

 

[KurtR]

I will be buying a pair of slc so i can see the virus before it gets me and probably need a new tripod to even see the virus better. Thanks for looking out Mr.President

 

[wapitibob]

I never got an Obama Phone so maybe I'll actually get some Trump Money.

 

[DangerRanger]

I believe it when I see it.

personally I would prefer a tax incentive so my taxes don’t get taken, skimmed, throttled, bartered with and then my 2k in taxes sent back to me in the form of a 1k dollar check.

 

[Poser]

The conspiracy theory that CV is a left wing conspiracy to take down Trump could now just as easily be inverted into a Trump led conspiracy to insure reelection: he just needed an excuse for Universal Basic Income and the election is on lock.

 

[jfs82]

The conspiracy theory that CV is a left wing conspiracy to take down Trump could now just as easily be inverted into a Trump led conspiracy to insure reelection: he just needed an excuse for Universal Basic Income and the election is on lock.

Shouldnt this alienate him from a huge base of people who are anti government handouts... who am I kidding.

 

[Azone]

Welfare for the workin man! Yes!!!

 

[Kilboars]

I think most Americans don't want a hand out and won't get one but it's an election year and our new young elitist socialist vote.

I'm just afraid they'll milk this thing once the money starts flowing and drag it on.

Trumps has done a fantastic job draining the swamp but he's only one man.

 

[mncoolbeans]

I think most Americans don't want a hand out and won't get one but it's an election year and our new young elitist socialist vote.

I'm just afraid they'll milk this thing once the money starts flowing and drag it on.

Trumps has done a fantastic job draining the swamp but he's only one man.

Totally agree there are roughly 330-million U.S. Citizens but they will end up sending out 1-Billion Checks, you watch.

 

[*zap*]

I heard $500 per child.

 

[Poser]

Shouldnt this alienate him from a huge base of people who are anti government handouts... who am I kidding.

Wondered the same thing. A true dyed in the wool MAGAian would refuse the check, right?

 

[bojangles808]

Trumps has done a fantastic job draining the swamp but he's only one man.

huh the deficit has expanded under his tenure

 

[nettereo16]

Nothing is free...

 

[Poser]

huh the deficit has expanded under his tenure

I think he’s referring to trump having the foresight to hire people who end up in prison. It’s a genius way to drain the swamp, it’s just a slow process.

 

[william schmaltz]

Nothing is free...

Exactly. Either I pay it back in a year when they raise my federal taxes or I pay it back to the State of AK once they corner me in the shower and take it. No tourism and $30 oil = Alaska is EFFED!

It’s a good time to be payment free!

 

[Tenstrike]

$200B divided by +/- 200M adults = +/- $1,000 per adult.

And $500 for each child!!

 

[flatlanderhuffandpuff]

Shouldnt this alienate him from a huge base of people who are anti government handouts... who am I kidding.

I'm against the government giving my money to other people. I'll settle for them giving some of my own money back to me. I'd love if they never took it from me in the first place.

 

[Akwoodchuck]

Wondered the same thing. A true dyed in the wool MAGAian would refuse the check, right?

Wrong...up here, they're the ones screaming loudest for super-sized Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends...it is hard to figure out...

 

[zacattack]

“The president has instructed me we have to do this now,” Mnuchin added, though did not give specifics, except to say that the amount would be significant and that millionaires would not receive it.

Trump wants to send Americans checks ‘immediately’ in response to coronavirus, Mnuchin says

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that the Trump administration wants to send checks to Americans “in the next two weeks” in an effort to help people cope with the economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic.

www.foxnews.com

I’m kinda torn on this. On one hand people won’t learn anything from this, just more reliance on the government rather than on themselves. On the other hand we bail every other country out, let’s help ours too.

I think trump’s back is against the wall on this though. He’s got to look like he’s trying to help America. He’s damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t.