Current Events > Americans literally had to beg just to get $600 from the government

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What is even the point of our government besides protecting the wealth of the rich?

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I'm gonna blow it all on hentai figures.

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Turbam posted...

I'm gonna blow it all on hentai figures.

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Im of the firm belief that the reason America failed during this pandemic is not because of selfishness, but because the government failed to meet its citizens needs so businesses and people had to continue their normal lives for their own livelihood.
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The government hasn't really been "for the people" in a very, very long time. It has been "for the lobbyists" this whole time.

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Phynaster posted...

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Would you believe me if I told you it wasn't intentional?

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

What is even the point of our government besides protecting the wealth of the rich?

Roads, fire fighters, police, schools, social security, medicare, welfare, interest on debt, research


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$600 stimulus = 15% of $900 Billion Corona Spending Bill. They're robbing the people blind

2Pacavelli posted...

$600 stimulus = 15% of $900 Billion Corona Spending Bill. They're robbing the people blind

every american could get 10k, 100k or even 1m and not even reach 1/9th of that total

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CommunismFTW posted...

every american could get 10k, 100k or even 1m and not even reach 1/9th of that total

Nah we need to bailout corporations though

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CommunismFTW posted...

every american could get 10k, 100k or even 1m and not even reach 1/9th of that total

I think only $2500 max for every American, or if it's just working age adults then about $5000 per person.

If working age adults got just half the Stimulus we should be getting $2500 each

So whwn other countries are giving their people more money, we're only worth 1800?
(Including the previous 1200)

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I didnt beg, or ask for jack shit from the government.

If you're $600 or $1200 away now from finacial ruin you're now you're either already screwed, or just want a PS5 or something.

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Americans have had to beg, and Democrats have had to fight just to get that amount. Left up to Republicans, regular people would get jack shit (unless they own businesses).

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Prismsblade posted...

I didnt beg, or ask for jack shit from the government.

If you're $600 or $1200 away now from finacial ruin you're now you're either already screwed, or just want a PS5 or something.

You want a cookie or something?

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lmao begging is for poor people.

Isnt it great that theres absolutely no chance at getting "support" from the government, and that we have to constantly frame it as "economic stimulus" to even get in the door?

Hell, that probably gives them an out, being able to judge its merit strictly on the economic impact, because thats all its for.

I dont want a stimulus check, because I could give two shits about the bank accounts of billionaires that we pose as the economy. I want help getting through a global pandemic.

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CommunismFTW posted...

every american could get 10k, 100k or even 1m and not even reach 1/9th of that total

lol you do realize that there are over 331 million Americans, right?

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Turbam posted...

I'm gonna blow it all on hentai figures.

I'm gonna go purchase a big breasted Android 18 doll.

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It's because of the Republicans, GOP doesn't give a fuck about the average American

Prismsblade posted...

I didnt beg, or ask for jack shit from the government.

It's your money they're giving away to corporations

Shouldn't the checks have been for thousands? If peoples backlog of rent ends up due all at once how is $600 gonna help them.

Kinda sad 9 months and all we got was 1,800.

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Hey man fighter jets and missiles cost a lot of money, theres only so much budget left for the survival of our citizens

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Isn't Canada paying out $2k a month since the pandemic started? Yet America can write blank checks for war and payout billions to businesses every year.

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ChopinList posted...

Shouldn't the checks have been for thousands? If peoples backlog of rent ends up due all at once how is $600 gonna help them.

Kinda sad 9 months and all we got was 1,800.

We'll get more with Biden as President and Trump out, orange oompa loompa mother fucker.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

What is even the point of our government besides protecting the wealth of the rich?

What have those americans done for their country?

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NightingaleMD posted...

What have those americans done for their country?

Pay taxes, for starters.

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--Zero- posted...

Isn't Canada paying out $2k a month since the pandemic started? Yet America can write blank checks for war and payout billions to businesses every year.

that stopped in August or September. there are different programs available now though

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Prismsblade posted...

If you're $600 or $1200 away now from finacial ruin you're now you're either already screwed, or just want a PS5 or something.

That's the point... 600 or 1200 is practically nothing over 9 months. The people struggling are already screwed and it's because the government did fuck all.

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NightingaleMD posted...

What have those americans done for their country?

Oh man this guy's account got stolen too? Or he just turned greedy as fuck, I guess

Imagine $600 being so life changing that people bitch about it for an entire year.

Ffs get better jobs or shut the fuck up already.
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Kingbuffet posted...

We'll get more with Biden as President and Trump out, orange oompa loompa mother fucker.

We still gotta wait either for Moscow Mitch to go to Hell or for Kentucky to pull its collective head out of its ass.

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

What is even the point of our government besides protecting the wealth of the rich?

Killing foreigners in endless pointless wars

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--Zero- posted...

Isn't Canada paying out $2k a month since the pandemic started? Yet America can write blank checks for war and payout billions to businesses every year.

Church

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TheGoldenEel posted...

Killing foreigners in endless pointless wars

Truly a USA only problem.
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Lord_Wombat posted...

Truly a USA only problem.

Which other 1st world nations are invading other countries?

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Lord_Wombat posted...

Truly a USA only problem.

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--Zero- posted...

Isn't Canada paying out $2k a month since the pandemic started? Yet America can write blank checks for war and payout billions to businesses every year.

if you get sick you literally get paid to stay home

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EmbraceOfDeath posted...

That's the point... 600 or 1200 is practically nothing over 9 months. The people struggling are already screwed and it's because the government did fuck all.

Is it? Or is it because these people didnt get a job and relied on the goverment? 9 months is plenty enough time. And the increased unemployment depending on where you lived would have been life altering.

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Lord_Wombat posted...

Imagine $600 being so life changing that people bitch about it for an entire year.

Ffs get better jobs or shut the fuck up already.

jesus fucking christ

your first paragraph was like 70% of the way to being something decent, but you ruined it completely

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Lord_Wombat posted...

Imagine $600 being so life changing that people bitch about it for an entire year.

Ffs get better jobs or shut the fuck up already.

yeah because no one lost their jobs or anything during this pandemic

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Prismsblade posted...

Is it? Or is it because these people didnt get a job and relied on the goverment? 9 months is plenty enough time. And the increased unemployment depending on where you lived would have been life altering.

Dude....a lot of these people got let go or furloughed. And there's not many places hiring right now besides crappy, low wage jobs.

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Phynaster posted...

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Hahahahahahahaha

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Dude....a lot of these people got let go or furloughed. And there's not many places hiring right now besides crappy, low wage jobs.

hey dude those jobs are essential

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Dude....a lot of these people got let go or furloughed. And there's not many places hiring right now besides crappy, low wage jobs.

Which sucks, but theres plenty of decent jobs out there still. And if some people couldn't adapt by now and obtain the needed education and skills to obtain them then thats on them.

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this is the whole point of a federal gov't and they failed at every level

Prismsblade posted...

Which sucks, but theres plenty of decent jobs out there still. And if some people couldn't adapt by now and obtain the needed education and skills to obtain them then thats on them.

this is a horrible take

the US was forced to go back to work too early and risk each others health and safety to continue working. And not everyone was able to continue working.

the government doesnt give a shit about the people during a global pandemic. Period.

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Prismsblade posted...

Which sucks, but theres plenty of decent jobs out there still.

Most places are seeing reduced labor and reduced hours.

Prismsblade posted...

And if some people couldn't adapt by now and obtain the needed education and skills to obtain them then thats on them.

None of that matters if no one is fucking hiring. There's also people that physically can't work because they're sick.

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AlCalavicci posted...

this is a horrible take

the US was forced to go back to work too early and risk each others health and safety to continue working. And not everyone was able to continue working.

the government doesnt give a shit about the people during a global pandemic. Period.

In my opinion the economy should never have shutdown. If you believe otherwise then the economic state we're in now was always inevitable, you chose it for the health and wellbeing of others, so it's useless to complain.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Most places are seeing reduced labor and reduced hours.

What places? Dont be vague.

RchHomieQuanChi posted...

None of that matters if no one is f***ing hiring.

Yes, they are, stop it. Any job searching site can debunk this immediately.

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Prismsblade posted...

In my opinion the economy should never have shutdown. If you believe otherwise then the economic state we're in now was always inevitable, you chose it for the health and wellbeing of others, so it's useless to complain.

Yes. I will never not choose the health and wellbeing of others over the economy, especially during a global health pandemic where divided leadership can't get it together to come up with a plan to actually help the people they are supposed to be serving. Global Pandemic. Global. Pandemic. The economy was going to take a hit no matter what we did.

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