Current Events > Extra $600 boost to unemployment benefits wont survive the next round of talks

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BlueTigerLion 05/26/20 2:04:55 PM #1:	https://thehill.com/policy/finance/499549-kudlow-600-per-week-boost-to-unemployment-benefits-wont-survive-the-next-round Hope the 1,200 payment passes at least. --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:939736184] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>https://thehill.com/policy/finance/499549-kudlow-600-per-week-boost-to-unemployment-benefits-wont-survive-the-next-round Hope the 1,200 payment passes at least. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SapphireClassic 05/26/20 2:08:34 PM #2:	It's unsustainable <cite>SapphireClassic posted [p:939736326] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>It's unsustainable </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 05/26/20 2:09:39 PM #3:	SapphireClassic posted... It's unsustainable What's unsustainable is a system where millions of people can't make enough money to live on and a system that would rather risk human lives than corporate bottom lines. <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:939736376] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>SapphireClassic posted... </cite> <quote>It's unsustainable</quote>What's unsustainable is a system where millions of people can't make enough money to live on and a system that would rather risk human lives than corporate bottom lines. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 05/26/20 2:10:08 PM #4:	SapphireClassic posted... It's unsustainable more sustainable than giving away billions to corporations <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:939736403] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>SapphireClassic posted... </cite> <quote>It's unsustainable</quote>more sustainable than giving away billions to corporations </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cerealbox760 05/26/20 2:10:31 PM #5:	ElatedVenusaur posted... What's unsustainable is a system where millions of people can't make enough money to live on and a system that would rather risk human lives than corporate bottom lines. That too. <cite>cerealbox760 posted [p:939736427] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>ElatedVenusaur posted... </cite> <quote>What's unsustainable is a system where millions of people can't make enough money to live on and a system that would rather risk human lives than corporate bottom lines.</quote>That too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Secretly 05/26/20 2:10:38 PM #6:	SapphireClassic posted... It's unsustainable The way Trump runs the country is unsustainable, but you love him <cite>Secretly posted [p:939736437] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>SapphireClassic posted... </cite> <quote>It's unsustainable</quote>The way Trump runs the country is unsustainable, but you love him </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SapphireClassic 05/26/20 2:11:07 PM #7:	ElatedVenusaur posted... What's unsustainable is a system where millions of people can't make enough money to live on and a system that would rather risk human lives than corporate bottom lines. People don't even have enough to cover a $400 emergency, that's just sad. People need to learn to budget. <cite>SapphireClassic posted [p:939736451] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>ElatedVenusaur posted... </cite> <quote>What's unsustainable is a system where millions of people can't make enough money to live on and a system that would rather risk human lives than corporate bottom lines.</quote> People don't even have enough to cover a $400 emergency, that's just sad. People need to learn to budget. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Houston 05/26/20 2:12:17 PM #8:	We dont need people going from making $400 a week to making $1,000 a week. They'll never go back to work --- "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr Seuss <cite>Houston posted [p:939736504] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>We dont need people going from making $400 a week to making $1,000 a week. They'll never go back to work </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Secretly 05/26/20 2:15:32 PM #9:	Houston posted... We dont need people going from making $400 a week to making $1,000 a week. They'll never go back to work 400 a week isn't enough to live on. You must live with your parents if you think that. <cite>Secretly posted [p:939736654] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Houston posted... </cite> <quote>We dont need people going from making $400 a week to making $1,000 a week. They'll never go back to work</quote>400 a week isn't enough to live on. You must live with your parents if you think that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Houston 05/26/20 2:16:19 PM #10:	Secretly posted... 400 a week isn't enough to live on. You must live with your parents if you think that. 400 a week in a cheaper state with a roommate or spouse is enough to live on. It wont be luxurious though --- "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr Seuss <cite>Houston posted [p:939736689] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Secretly posted... </cite> <quote>400 a week isn't enough to live on. You must live with your parents if you think that.</quote> 400 a week in a cheaper state with a roommate or spouse is enough to live on. It wont be luxurious though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 05/26/20 2:16:45 PM #11:	Secretly posted... 400 a week isn't enough to live on. You must live with your parents if you think that. If you live in New York or California it's not. --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:939736713] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Secretly posted... </cite> <quote>400 a week isn't enough to live on. You must live with your parents if you think that.</quote>If you live in New York or California it's not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 05/26/20 2:16:50 PM #12:	Houston posted... 400 a week in a cheaper state with a roommate or spouse is enough to live on People who make 400/week typically can't afford to move to a different state. --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:939736717] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Houston posted... </cite> <quote>400 a week in a cheaper state with a roommate or spouse is enough to live on</quote> People who make 400/week typically can't afford to move to a different state. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
el_cheato 05/26/20 2:17:32 PM #13:	SapphireClassic posted... People don't even have enough to cover a $400 emergency, that's just sad. People need to learn to budget. There's no way to budget your way out of having $20 unspent at the end of a month after paying bills and necessities. People simply do not have enough money. Also here's a fun fact, the amount of money spent on the CARES Act amounts to $18,000 per person, and yet you only get $1200. --- I guess <cite>el_cheato posted [p:939736738] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>SapphireClassic posted... </cite> <quote>People don't even have enough to cover a $400 emergency, that's just sad. People need to learn to budget.</quote>There's no way to budget your way out of having $20 unspent at the end of a month after paying bills and necessities. People simply do not have enough money. Also here's a fun fact, the amount of money spent on the CARES Act amounts to $18,000 per person, and yet you only get $1200. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Houston 05/26/20 2:19:12 PM #14:	CableZL posted... People who make 400/week typically can't afford to move to a different state. I was talking about people who don't live in an expensive state Ok, I'll adjust my numbers. People making 800 a week now making 1,000 wont want to go back, either --- "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr Seuss <cite>Houston posted [p:939736821] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>CableZL posted... </cite> <quote>People who make 400/week typically can't afford to move to a different state.</quote> I was talking about people who don't live in an expensive state Ok, I'll adjust my numbers. People making 800 a week now making 1,000 wont want to go back, either </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Secretly 05/26/20 2:20:55 PM #15:	Houston posted... I was talking about people who don't live in an expensive state Ok, I'll adjust my numbers. People making 800 a week now making 1,000 wont want to go back, either How much do YOU make per week? <cite>Secretly posted [p:939736909] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Houston posted... </cite> <quote>I was talking about people who don't live in an expensive state Ok, I'll adjust my numbers. People making 800 a week now making 1,000 wont want to go back, either</quote>How much do YOU make per week? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
el_cheato 05/26/20 2:24:37 PM #16:	Houston posted... I was talking about people who don't live in an expensive state Ok, I'll adjust my numbers. People making 800 a week now making 1,000 wont want to go back, either 800 a week after tax is quite a bit, depending on where you live. Mostly engineering, programming or other white-collar jobs that can be done remotely, and less replaceable. Very few people I know making that much have even been at risk due to the pandemic. --- I guess <cite>el_cheato posted [p:939737107] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Houston posted... </cite> <quote>I was talking about people who don't live in an expensive state Ok, I'll adjust my numbers. People making 800 a week now making 1,000 wont want to go back, either</quote>800 a week after tax is quite a bit, depending on where you live. Mostly engineering, programming or other white-collar jobs that can be done remotely, and less replaceable. Very few people I know making that much have even been at risk due to the pandemic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Houston 05/26/20 2:25:33 PM #17:	Secretly posted... How much do YOU make per week? That's none of your business, but it is quite a bit higher than 400. --- "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr Seuss <cite>Houston posted [p:939737144] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Secretly posted... </cite> <quote>How much do YOU make per week?</quote> That's none of your business, but it is quite a bit higher than 400. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cerealbox760 05/26/20 2:30:21 PM #18:	Its took me $0 to move out of Cali by becoming a trucker. You can too. Or join the military. Or form a coalition of friends and acquaintances and move out. There are options, you just dont want to get uncomfortable Edit: I know many illegals that come here with nothing. Many dont even speak english. <cite>cerealbox760 posted [p:939737340] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Its took me $0 to move out of Cali by becoming a trucker. You can too. Or join the military. Or form a coalition of friends and acquaintances and move out. There are options, you just dont want to get uncomfortable Edit: I know many illegals that come here with nothing. Many dont even speak english. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Secretly 05/26/20 2:31:40 PM #19:	Houston posted... That's none of your business, but it is quite a bit higher than 400. You should probably shut up then since you don't understand the struggle they are facing. I make less on furlough than I did employed including the 600, but I still have empathy for people struggling during a pandemic. Meanwhile you want people to put their lives and their families lives at risk just to get Trump reelected. Absolutely trash opinion. <cite>Secretly posted [p:939737422] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Houston posted... </cite> <quote>That's none of your business, but it is quite a bit higher than 400.</quote>You should probably shut up then since you don't understand the struggle they are facing. I make less on furlough than I did employed including the 600, but I still have empathy for people struggling during a pandemic. Meanwhile you want people to put their lives and their families lives at risk just to get Trump reelected. Absolutely trash opinion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 05/26/20 2:32:25 PM #20:	SapphireClassic posted... People don't even have enough to cover a $400 emergency, that's just sad. People need to learn to budget. haha, you budget poorly, feeding those children! eat the kids, save the money, MAGA!!!! --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:939737456] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>SapphireClassic posted... </cite> <quote>People don't even have enough to cover a $400 emergency, that's just sad. People need to learn to budget.</quote>haha, you budget poorly, feeding those children! eat the kids, save the money, MAGA!!!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Malfunction 05/26/20 2:32:34 PM #21:	Trump cultists still trying to push the narrative that everybody who agrees with a carefully managed lockdown and associated supports is a nefarious layabout lol <cite>Malfunction posted [p:939737461] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Trump cultists still trying to push the narrative that everybody who agrees with a carefully managed lockdown and associated supports is a nefarious layabout lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SapphireClassic 05/26/20 2:32:45 PM #22:	Irony posted... If you live in New York or California it's not. Is that the unemployment amount people get in those places? Either way, those people should consider moving to a cheaper place instead of praying they'll finally make it big or win the lottery. <cite>SapphireClassic posted [p:939737466] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite> <quote>If you live in New York or California it's not.</quote> Is that the unemployment amount people get in those places? Either way, those people should consider moving to a cheaper place instead of praying they'll finally make it big or win the lottery. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 05/26/20 2:33:39 PM #23:	SapphireClassic posted... Is that the unemployment amount people get in those places? Either way, those people should consider moving to a cheaper place instead of praying they'll finally make it big or win the lottery. maybe they should sell one of their vacation homes to pay off their debts too! --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:939737502] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>SapphireClassic posted... </cite> <quote>Is that the unemployment amount people get in those places? Either way, those people should consider moving to a cheaper place instead of praying they'll finally make it big or win the lottery.</quote>maybe they should sell one of their vacation homes to pay off their debts too! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cerealbox760 05/26/20 2:34:46 PM #24:	SapphireClassic posted... Is that the unemployment amount people get in those places? Either way, those people should consider moving to a cheaper place instead of praying they'll finally make it big or win the lottery. Many Americans are moving to red states for that reason. Sometimes you got to do the responsible thing and get out of expensive areas. <cite>cerealbox760 posted [p:939737546] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>SapphireClassic posted... </cite> <quote>Is that the unemployment amount people get in those places? Either way, those people should consider moving to a cheaper place instead of praying they'll finally make it big or win the lottery.</quote>Many Americans are moving to red states for that reason. Sometimes you got to do the responsible thing and get out of expensive areas. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReDaZnDraGoN97 05/26/20 2:36:37 PM #25:	SapphireClassic posted... Is that the unemployment amount people get in those places? Either way, those people should consider moving to a cheaper place instead of praying they'll finally make it big or win the lottery. youre aware that cheaper places dont have any jobs right? and the few jobs that they have available pay pennies theres a reason the cost of living is cheap in those places --- Not changing this sig until I think of something else to put on here <cite>ReDaZnDraGoN97 posted [p:939737630] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>SapphireClassic posted... </cite> <quote>Is that the unemployment amount people get in those places? Either way, those people should consider moving to a cheaper place instead of praying they'll finally make it big or win the lottery.</quote> youre aware that cheaper places dont have any jobs right? and the few jobs that they have available pay pennies theres a reason the cost of living is cheap in those places </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 05/26/20 2:38:00 PM #26:	el_cheato posted... 800 a week after tax is quite a bit, depending on where you live. Mostly engineering, programming or other white-collar jobs that can be done remotely, and less replaceable. Very few people I know making that much have even been at risk due to the pandemic. This. The hardest hit industries have been hospitality (Including restaurants and bars) and retail its the people who were already poor and struggling who are out of work and need this. The people making $800 a week by and large kept their jobs and moved to wfh --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:939737691] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>el_cheato posted... </cite> <quote>800 a week after tax is quite a bit, depending on where you live. Mostly engineering, programming or other white-collar jobs that can be done remotely, and less replaceable. Very few people I know making that much have even been at risk due to the pandemic.</quote>This. The hardest hit industries have been hospitality (Including restaurants and bars) and retail its the people who were already poor and struggling who are out of work and need this. The people making $800 a week by and large kept their jobs and moved to wfh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IronWolf87 05/26/20 2:41:16 PM #27:	Trump supporters: Trillions in giveaways to corporations and rich pepple? Zzzzzzzz 600 dollars to poor and middle income Americans? Reeeeeeeeeeeeee! MAGA MAGA TYRANNY 2ND AMMENDMWNT NOW REEREEEERREEEE! <cite>IronWolf87 posted [p:939737841] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>Trump supporters: Trillions in giveaways to corporations and rich pepple? Zzzzzzzz 600 dollars to poor and middle income Americans? Reeeeeeeeeeeeee! MAGA MAGA TYRANNY 2ND AMMENDMWNT NOW REEREEEERREEEE! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
onedarksoul 05/26/20 2:46:32 PM #28:	BlueTigerLion posted... Hope the 1,200 payment passes at least. Me too. I know quite a few people that could use it. --- Finish a game? Add it to our list! Beat 1,000 games: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/213-nonstop-gaming-general/78475094 <cite>onedarksoul posted [p:939738102] in Extra $600... [t:78721208]...</cite> <quote>BlueTigerLion posted... </cite> <quote>Hope the 1,200 payment passes at least.</quote>Me too. I know quite a few people that could use it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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