Posted on 07/26/2020 3:27:48 PM PDT by cotton1706
The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) launched a national ad calling for Congress to provide $1 trillion in financial assistance to states, cities, towns and school districts in the next coronavirus relief package.
The union that represents public sector workers will stress that without more funding, its members will be laid off or furloughed and schools won’t be able to open safely, according to plans first shared with The Hill.
“The coronavirus is wrecking state and local budgets. If the Senate doesn’t act, it will mean painful cuts to essential public services across America. Fewer teachers and nurses, longer response times, dirtier streets but some say our states should just go bankrupt,” the ad says, referring to remarks from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in April that local governments could declare bankruptcy.
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You mean there's not enough revenue coming in from all the businesses forced to shut down (and still being forced to stay shut) while EVERY municipal employee still got paid?
Say it ain't so!
The left can truly be broken if the elections go the right way.
“It gets laid off if there is no vaccine”
The curve is now a drag strip.
Yeah, I’ll bet.
No, not a friggin’ penny.
Get on the breadline like everyone else! Why do government workers get a pass?
Let's just call it "De-funding".
Relief? Umm, no.
THAT is right on the mark!
““The coronavirus is wrecking state and local budgets.” Nonsense! Rat governors are wrecking state and local budgets by their unconstitutional lockdown orders. Now you are pleading for printing press money to save your RAT infested butts. No, hell NO!
The union that represents public employees sitting on their asses at home pretending to work.
A trillion dollars that will go straight to the Democratic re-election effort.
“...which we will funnel directly to Democrats running for office”
Parasites. The whole lot of them.
What a bunch of evil b@stards.
But, it’s for the children. Or something.
*SPIT*
I shoulda read all the comments before posting
“A trillion dollars that will go straight to the Democratic re-election effort”.
BINGO!!!
That's not a bad thing! It's a plus. Get rid of excess useless public sector workers, and trim budgets. Why are they still being paid?
If people are locked down, businesses and schools closed there’s no reason for all of these “services”
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