The Second Stimulus Deal Was Announced Today

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I just read you get $600 if you made less than $75,000 annually. Doesn't that seem high? They make no reference to your wealth status as far as I can see. What if you have saved a million dollars to date and made $74,500? Why not lower the min to $50,000 and increase the check to $900?
 

Irwin said:
Good! The rich got bailed out. The rest of us should get a few bucks, too!

But $600 isn't nearly enough for those out of work through no fault of their own.
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I absolutely agree Irwin. Let the powers that be try to live off that! And look how long its taken to get it !! $600 isn't enough to pay the rent or mortgages for many citizens, let alone catch up on bills that fell behind.

@Kathleen’s Place Unfortunately many people who are eligible for unemployment couldn't even get on. I have a good friend who never could get through to the agency! That was a major complaint at first. I hope they fixed it because another influx of the unemployed just happened.

@debodun I saw a news report that said the money should hit people's accounts before the new year. I'll believe that expedience when I see it.
 
Sassycakes said:
I don't want to get Political, but why can't they cut the pay that goes to the Politicians and give more money to the people that have been really going homeless with not enough money to keep up with their rent.
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Someone who lives in a White House has refused to sign the bill so far. 🤦🏻‍♀️
 
According to what I was just reading in the news, the president wants Congress to raise the stimulus payment up to $2,000 per person, and also take off some of the extra unnecessary items that were added into the bill.
Why on earth would a covid bill need millions of dollars for “gender studies” in Pakistan (or somewhere over there) ?
Here is part of what the original bill looks like, and hopefully, the president can get Congress to approve the one that helps out people a lot more than just the $600 that they have offered this time.

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Happyflowerlady said:
According to what I was just reading in the news, the president wants Congress to raise the stimulus payment up to $2,000 per person, and also take off some of the extra unnecessary items that were added into the bill.
Why on earth would a covid bill need millions of dollars for “gender studies” in Pakistan (or somewhere over there) ?
Here is part of what the original bill looks like, and hopefully, the president can get Congress to approve the one that helps out people a lot more than just the $600 that they have offered this time.

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The stimulus package is tackled onto the funding to keep the government open, not the other way around. It must be signed or the government shuts down. But there are enough votes to override a veto, IMO. This needs to be done now. We can get more money later in different bills.
 
Linda said:
I was just reading that, among other things, in this stimulus package there is funding for 2 new Smithsonian museums. And someday, somehow this is all going to have to be paid back.
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Remember it’s the budget, the funding for the museums is their operating budget for 2021
 
Irwin said:
Why didn't Trump tell McConnell earlier that he wouldn't sign it with only $600 so they could have fixed it rather than Trump vetoing it? Now there are more delays for people just barely hanging on. It's the epitome of incompetence.
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Can not be political and any answer would be political except to say I all for 2000 each instead of 600 😂
 
Irwin said:
Why didn't Trump tell McConnell earlier that he wouldn't sign it with only $600 so they could have fixed it rather than Trump vetoing it? Now there are more delays for people just barely hanging on. It's the epitome of incompetence.
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I think the extra $1400 per person will be well worth the inconvenience for most people. At least it will make a much bigger difference in their lives.
 
Don M. said:
Between the holiday spikes with this Corona Virus, and the "revenge" taking place in Washington, these next 30 days are going to be some of the most upsetting we will have witnessed in many years.
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As in before the last four years or including the last four years? I could have skipped 2020, I can’t imagine being any more upset as now I am prepared before I was not.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
According to what I was just reading in the news, the president wants Congress to raise the stimulus payment up to $2,000 per person, and also take off some of the extra unnecessary items that were added into the bill.
Why on earth would a covid bill need millions of dollars for “gender studies” in Pakistan (or somewhere over there) ?
Here is part of what the original bill looks like, and hopefully, the president can get Congress to approve the one that helps out people a lot more than just the $600 that they have offered this time.

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The numbers you site for foreign aid, etc, are the same numbers Trump himself requested in his budget. Obviously, he has no clue as to what his budget requested.
 
Here’s some of whats in the combined stimulus pkg/omnibus bill that was sent to the president to sign
(b=billion, m=million):

89b – for new furniture for the Senate
500m – to Isreal
85.5m – to Cambodia
25m – to Pakistan (for democracy & women’s rights programs)
700m – Sudan
135m – Burma
1.35b – Egypt’s military
506m – several countries in South America
40m – to the Kennedy Center (currently closed)
1b – Smithsonian Institute
154m – National Gallery of Arts
25m – to combat Asian carp
7m – to create a reef-fish management agency
2.5m – create and fund a team that will count Amberjack fish (not endangered) in Gulf of Mexico
?? – to federal hatcheries for fish-breeding programs
3m – poultry production technologies
2m – to research the impact of downed trees on wildfires (I’ll tell them for half that)
566m – construction projects at the FBI
35m – sexual abstinence programs
Reduce excise tax for breweries, wineries, distilleries
Extend tax credits for wind industry
Extension of benefits for motor sports industry
Tax credit for electric bike/motorcycle owners
Fund a proposed horse racing integrity and safety act (primarily to prevent the doping of race horses)
Fund proposed act making illegal video streaming a felony and alter copyright laws to protect intellectual rights of artists and performers
Restrict china from naming the next Dali Lama
 
Murrmurr said:
Here’s some of whats in the combined stimulus pkg/omnibus bill that was sent to the president to sign
(b=billion, m=million):

89b – for new furniture for the Senate
500m – to Isreal
85.5m – to Cambodia
25m – to Pakistan (for democracy & women’s rights programs)
700m – Sudan
135m – Burma
1.35b – Egypt’s military
506m – several countries in South America
40m – to the Kennedy Center (currently closed)
1b – Smithsonian Institute
154m – National Gallery of Arts
25m – to combat Asian carp
7m – to create a reef-fish management agency
2.5m – create and fund a team that will count Amberjack fish (not endangered) in Gulf of Mexico
?? – to federal hatcheries for fish-breeding programs
3m – poultry production technologies
2m – to research the impact of downed trees on wildfires (I’ll tell them for half that)
566m – construction projects at the FBI
35m – sexual abstinence programs
Reduce excise tax for breweries, wineries, distilleries
Extend tax credits for wind industry
Extension of benefits for motor sports industry
Tax credit for electric bike/motorcycle owners
Fund a proposed horse racing integrity and safety act (primarily to prevent the doping of race horses)
Fund proposed act making illegal video streaming a felony and alter copyright laws to protect intellectual rights of artists and performers
Restrict china from naming the next Dali Lama
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It’s busy as usual with the stimulus attached so no real surprises, but I doubt we will get the 2000. It was objected to on the senate so we shall see. They have to override the other bill anyway, the military funding one which was vetoed, so they just override this one as well.
 

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