I agree -- in a perfect world, there would be a $600 (or more!) supplemental unemployment check for everyone INDEFINITELY -- (or until the National Unemployment rate fell below 4%).
But getting $2000 from the government without offsets is a fabulous defeat for the austerians --- who have dominated policy since Reagan blew the first big hole in the peacetime federal budget (some may remember that quaint formulation by George H.W. Bush ---- "we have more will than wallet" --- which set the tone for the Clinton Surrender to budget balance and gave the Republicans ammunition to cut off Obama's recovery --- which paved the way for Trump's victory. Notice how the Wall Street Journal editorial page HOWLED at Trump's destruction of the "need to cut the deficit" myth ---- Forcing Republicans to vote up or down on the $2000 is worth it --- It doesn't stop the Dems from introducing a comprehensive version of the HEROES ACT once the new Congress is sworn in. On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 6:59 PM John Reimann <[email protected]> wrote: > A debate is under way in the US Senate over whether to increase the > economic aid to a $2000 payment up from the present $600. However, a one > time payment of $2000 won't stop people from being evicted. The REAL issue > is the cut in weekly supplemental payments. > https://oaklandsocialist.com/2020/12/29/the-2000-vs-the-real-issue/ > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#4967): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/4967 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/79303226/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
