Romney calls for government to send $1,000 check to every adult to deal with coronavirus

Washington Examiner ^ | March 16, 2020 | Susan Ferrechio

[kevcol]

Mitt Romney called on the federal government to send every adult $1,000 immediately to help cope financially with the economic damage caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

“Every American adult should immediately receive $1,000 to help ensure families and workers can meet their short-term obligations and increase spending in the economy,” Romney, a Utah Republican senator and 2012 presidential nominee, said in a statement.

[TangledUpInBlue]

First of all, how can the $1,000 be spent to help the economy? Most states are under curfew. Bars, Cafes, gyms, theaters, restaurants, churches are all closed.

Grocery stores are open for now but out of almost anything worth buying. What are we supposed to spend the $1,000 on?

[Colt1851Navy]

I would make a down payment on a new Smith and Wesson Revolver.

[Vaden]

Scary photo. He looks like he would be right at home wearing an SS uniform.

[EdnaMode]

Why isn’t he a Democrat yet?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Let Mitt send us all $1000. He’s got money. What a liberal loon!

[Eleutheria5]

Nah. Give him hazard pay, an extra fifty bucks.

[Eleutheria5]

Any relation to John Goldfarb?

[Westbrook]

That’s about 70 billion dollars.

What a nut!

[OttawaFreeper]

Agreed. We avoided him being that very serious disappointment and we got to have Obama do even more damage to the Democrat brand.

[wastedyears]

Then again I could get a new guitar for $1000...

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I think Romney is worth $200 million.

That’s part of the reason he’s jealous of the president.

Romney should offer to pay it out of his own stash.

[BillyBoy]

Andrew Yang is already out there gloating about Mitt “borrowing” his idea.

[gathersnomoss]

All politicians using this for personal aggrandizement should summarily be hung. I read that somewhere.

[Fury]

Government stipend snuck in

Does this mean the "smart money" starts buying TIPS? Gold? Silver?

[ducttape45]

I think that’s a horrible idea, but hey, if they send me a $1,000 check I’ll take it.

[dfwgator]

The problem is not lack of money, it’s being able to buy stuff.

[SecAmndmt]

“How about we give Mitt $1000 to accept an appointment as ambassador to Libya?”

Ambassador to the moon, or another planet of his choosing. Where does his “god” reside again?

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

$1000.......minus taxes of course.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

The population is 330 million, probably 140 million if you subtract illegals, but what is that price tag? 330 billion if you gave everyone $1000? Why not $330 gabillion?

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

$50,000? Only $50,000? F that, that’s racist! I want $500 million.