Posted on 12/23/2020 8:41:47 AM PST by marcusmaximus
After months of lobbying, news of Congress passing a $900 billion stimulus bill was met with great relief from Hollywood’s guilds and trade organizations, who expressed hope that the aid would signal the beginning of the end of one of the hardest challenges the entertainment industry has ever faced.
“With multiple vaccines beginning to roll out, we see a bright light at the end of a very dark tunnel,” John Fithian, President/CEO of the National Association of Theater Owners said in a statement. “There is a very real chance that our business can begin to return to normal in the spring.”
The stimulus package passed by Congress late Monday includes a $15 billion package called Save Our Stages, which was introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar and John Cornyn and provides $15 billion to various types of entertainment businesses such as independent cinemas, concert venues, and museums.
(Excerpt) Read more at thewrap.com ...
Hollywood does not need our money.
“With multiple vaccines beginning to roll out”
Still, not one of these lefties will thank Trump and the incredible work he put into this. They all mocked him and laughed when he said the vaccine would come out by the end of year, now they’re all getting the shots, Pelosi, AOC, none of them thank him. Just utter ungrateful scum that you can bet will try to pin all the hard work Trump did on Biden.
“With multiple vaccines beginning to roll out”
Thanks to the ever Heroic efforts of THE PRESIDENT, DONALD J TRUMP.
Let China bail them out!
Hollywood and the performing arts can fund their own stuff!
Leave the tax payers OUT OF IT.
GOP is useless at the federal level...more corrupt than the democrats...at least the democrats fight
Your last sentence deserves to be immortal, or at least a meme for our time! Let’s not waste it! Someone please get to work on this. NOW!
Hollywood should tax their own very overpaid talent 50% of their holdings. See how they enjoy their socialism.
OPEN UP THE COUNTRY!
“Without Trump and the populist base he brought into the Party, the GOP is a bloated drunk looking for a place to fall down and die”-— Priceless. One for the ages.
Yes, that’s what China would do, or so the Dems think. This may shake out as an practical impossibility though.
I don't care if a business that facilitates and funds predominately left-wing "artists" in their assault on our founding principles ever gets back to normal.
Enjoy your next six dismal years Cornyn, you miserable POS, they’re going to be your last; held my nose and voted for this POS, knowing that he would ramp up the dumbass once securely back in. Never again...
Anyone but Cornyn. That guy has to go.
we are supposed to believe that more people in Texas voted for John Cornyn than voted for Donald Trump.
Of all the pork atrocities I’ve seen in my 70 years, giving millions to Hollywood may be the absolute worst tax atrocity yet.
Looking at that 15 Billion part of the stimulus package, it makes a little sense, but only if it were done sensibly, carefully, and without any shadow strings attached. Of course, it won’t be....but at least theoretically it COULD involve saving and/or reclaiming jobs, and getting movie and legit theaters up and running again. I live minutes from Manhattan, and I watched all year the entire dimension of live entertainment go straight down the drain, thanks to DeBlasio and Cuomo. Catastrophic consequences, but ideally 15 billion could actually help stimulate jobs and give the local economy there the appearance of health, and put a blush on its cheeks. But EVERYTHING has to break well, and many pieces have to be put back together. Hahah....Joe Biden: “Build Back Better” ironically hangs like a dark cloud over all this.
how about Hollywood execs ponying up $1,000 per Californian?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.