Posted on 04/22/2020 7:30:06 AM PDT by Bruiser 10
Members of the National Governors Association (NGA) called for Congress to pass an additional $500 billion relief bill to stabilize states and territories, which they say are in “dire straits” from the pandemic-driven economic fallout.
In a letter signed by NGA Chairman Larry Hogan, Republican governor of Maryland, and NGA Vice Chairman Andrew Cuomo, Democrat governor of New York, leaders of the association outlined the damage to local economies from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 disease.
“As governors, we prioritize the health and welfare of our citizens above all other considerations. In response to the crisis and to ensure the safety of our citizens, we closed non-essential businesses, limited large gatherings, and implemented stay-at-home orders. We did not make these decisions lightly. As a result, our national and local economies are in dire straits and have resulted in the most dramatic contraction of the U.S. economy since World War II,” the leaders wrote.
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Insanity.
Texas has a $12 billion rainy day fund. Why not other states?
Translation.
BAIL OUT THE PENSIONS
The republicans will bail them out bet on it
It’s part of the Dem plan for the election. Have the states beg for money constantly. When the federal government can’t, or won’t supply endless funds, it’s Trump’s fault.
This is gonna be Art of the Deal on steroids
CA had $16.5 as of last year.
Many states constitution prevent the state from keeping or retaining tax revenues beyond a certain level.
Balanced budget laws for one.
ENOUGH - STATES OPEN UP! Let the people on on about their lives! That means you NC DEM GOV Cooper!#ReopenNCNOW!
Read this in an article this morning:
The host of the show opined that if “anarchy” were to break out across the United States, “the government can’t bring the people to heel” due to the Second Amendment.
Brown said he had friends on Capitol Hill who were very worried about mass social disorder and a “gun battle on the streets.”
‘Brown said that so long as most people had believed that states were making progress on battling coronavirus, they would accept and adhere to lockdown laws for the time being.
“But people will chafe, that idea of individual freedom and liberty is much stronger in the U.S. than it is Australia,” he added.’
Believe the dude has it just about right!!!
Our great-grandkids are going to be still paying for this.
Screw ‘em. They screw up their own states and want a bailout.
Trump has turned over the decisions to the governors.
I hope the governors turn over the decision to open over to the local mayors and county judges.
They are just following Cloward and Pivens....and actually they don’t have to as the repubs are doing it w/o then...they all are bankrupting the USA in our lives to unsustainable levels and poop we are gone as a country right now!
Tell Sffachim Cumo and Phail Murphy to shove it.
Manage your budgets better....idiots.
Make NY and California suffer and hit them for wasting funds of stupid perks and huge taxing forcing millions to flee the State.
A bailout would encourage governors to prolong the shutdowns. NO.
As long as the governors can keep paying ALL state employees they will continue the lockdown. Trump should not bail them out and force the states to furlough non essential workers, teachers, etc. This will force the governors to begin opening the private sector.
Nope, the boost should come from an infrastructure bill. No money to bail out bloated payrolls.
I hope not, Mitch seems to be telegraphing no more giveaways, perhaps only an infrastructure bill, and that's if they give Trump the payroll tax relief he wants.
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