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Republicans split on Americans getting $1K coronavirus checks
nypost ^ | 03/18/2020 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 03/18/2020 2:21:24 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

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To: ChicagoConservative27

They need to do this. I don’t care what it cost now. There are entire industries of small businesses that have had to already lay off workers. Those same small business owners are also hurting.


21 posted on 03/18/2020 2:36:04 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: CatOwner

Most of the younger ones live paycheck to paycheck and they don’t have one now. They will use to buy food first. Sure, some that have savings and/or plenty of food.. will go buy an Xbox or something. But, still, that keeps the economy going. Also consider that many of the contract and temp workers that have ZERO income now will venture out of their houses if they don’t have cash for food. Crime increase and virus spread as a result.


22 posted on 03/18/2020 2:36:05 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: 9YearLurker

agree


23 posted on 03/18/2020 2:37:34 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: StolarStorm

Great. I’ll get that next tattoo!


24 posted on 03/18/2020 2:43:12 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Good! It will help keep some desperate small business owner afloat.


25 posted on 03/18/2020 2:45:09 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: ChicagoConservative27

How many new iphones will be bought !!

How many Nike sneakers will be purchased ?


26 posted on 03/18/2020 2:47:42 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: abigkahuna

Spend the money and have the US mail deliver food boxes to US addresses. Non-perishable stuff.


27 posted on 03/18/2020 2:48:45 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Rand Paul is one of the roadblocks here.

One of the things he's insisting on is a provision that recipients must have a Social Security number to get a check.

Now ask yourself why any American politician would ever object to that. Then remember that most members of Congress ARE objecting to it.

28 posted on 03/18/2020 2:54:16 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Oh, but it's hard to live by the rules; I never could and still never do.")
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To: Alberta's Child

That should be required. There are already people who game the welfare system with “fake” dependents. I see nothing at all wrong with requiring a SSN. Rand Paul is 100% right and they should vote for it.


29 posted on 03/18/2020 2:58:31 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: Alberta's Child

As for why they are objecting.. illegal aliens.


30 posted on 03/18/2020 2:59:15 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: George from New England

I could go for an idea like that...


31 posted on 03/18/2020 2:59:50 PM PDT by abigkahuna (How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
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To: backwoods-engineer

They aren’t allowing many businesses to freely operate right now.

So really they owe something fof restricting freedom.


32 posted on 03/18/2020 2:59:56 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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"People are going to blow through this money on
non-essentials items. Bank on it."

So what?
What good is money if people
can't spend it the way they wish?
Oh that's right, everyone should put it in
their savings accounts so the get 0.00001% interest
at the end of the year.

33 posted on 03/18/2020 3:03:34 PM PDT by StormEye
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To: ChicagoConservative27

About half of all Americans pay no income tax - are they all going to be getting checks too? If so, why?


34 posted on 03/18/2020 3:05:18 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Most are just 12-14 days from paying a rent or mortgage and if their jobs have suffered, then what?

There are going to be even bigger problems in 2-5 months down the road. I don’t see how people will be able to “catch up” and be current.


35 posted on 03/18/2020 3:08:25 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

About half of all Americans pay no income tax - are they all going to be getting checks too? If so, why?


Better question: Why not? Look at the trillions Wall Street banksters and multi millionaire CEOs will get.


36 posted on 03/18/2020 3:08:46 PM PDT by lodi90 (flubro)
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To: StormEye

Nowhere did I say people should save or investment the ballout money. Food, bills, medicine, essential household supplies. What’s so wrong about that?


37 posted on 03/18/2020 3:09:05 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: CatOwner

Government blows through tax dollars too.


38 posted on 03/18/2020 3:10:08 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: CatOwner

Ammo?


39 posted on 03/18/2020 3:20:33 PM PDT by Taxman ((We will never be a truly FRee people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS!))
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To: sheehan

Ammo?


40 posted on 03/18/2020 3:22:17 PM PDT by Taxman ((We will never be a truly FRee people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS!))
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