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re: House passes vote for new stimulus relief bill

Posted on 3/10/21 at 1:28 pm to
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
63225 posts
Posted on 3/10/21 at 1:28 pm to
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Progressives had to swallow big concessions in the bill to solidify moderate support. The most painful was dropping the House-approved federal minimum-wage increase to $15 hourly by 2025.


They had to swallow the concession of removing a federal minimum wage from a supposed COVID relief bill?

You lefty frickers are insane.

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The bill calls for $1.9 trillion in spending. If every single person in America received $1,400, that total cost would be less than 25% of the cost of this bill. Can we get an itemized receipt for this thing?
This post was edited on 3/10/21 at 1:34 pm
Posted by goofball
Member since Mar 2015
16898 posts
Posted on 3/10/21 at 1:34 pm to
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The bill calls for $1.9 trillion in spending. If every single person in America received $1,400


Not everyone is getting this. In fact a shite load of Americans are getting nothing.
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
36905 posts
Posted on 3/10/21 at 4:27 pm to
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Can we get an itemized receipt for this thing?


I have not fact checked this, a friend sent it in a text when we were talking about it.
   
 
1.        $300,000,000 for Migrant and Refugee Assistance pg.. 147
2.        $10,000 per person for student loan bailout
3.        $100,000,000 to NASA, because, who knows why.
4.        $20,000,000,000 to the USPS, because why the hell not
5.        $300,000,000 to the Endowment for the Arts - because of it
6.        $300,000,000 for the Endowment for the Humanities/ because no one even knew that was a thing
7.        $15,000,000 for Veterans Employment Training / for when the GI Bill isn't enough.
8.        $435,000,000 for mental health support
9.        $30,000,000,000 for the Department of Education stabilization fund/ because that will keep people employed (all those zeros can be confusing, that’s $30 BILLION)
10.     $200,000,000 to Safe Schools Emergency Response to Violence Program
11.     $300,000,000 to Public Broadcasting / NPR has to be bought by the Democrats.
12.     $500,000,000 to Museums and Libraries / Who the hell knows how we are going to use it.
13.     $720,000,000 to Social Security Admin / but get this only 200,000,000 is to help people. The rest is for admin costs.
14.     $25,000,000 for Cleaning supplies for the Capitol Building / I kid you not it's on page 136.
15.     $7,500,000 to the Smithsonian for additional salaries
16.     $35,000,000 to the JFK Center for Performing Arts
17.     $25,000,000 for additional salary for House of Representatives
18.     $3,000,000,000 upgrade to the IT department at the VA
19.     $315,000,000 for State Department Diplomatic Programs
20.     $95,000,000 for the Agency of International Development
21.     $300,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance
22.     $90,000,000 for the Peace Corp pg. 148
23.     $13,000,000 to Howard University pg. 121
24.     $9,000,000 Misc. Senate Expenses pg. 134
25.     $100,000,000 to Essential Air carriers pg. 162. This of note because the Airlines are going to need billions in loans to keep them afloat  ($100,000,000 is chump change.)
26.     $40,000,000,000 goes to the Take Responsibility to Workers and Families Act This sounds like it's direct payments for workers pg. 164.
27.     $1,000,000,000 Airlines Recycle and Save Program pg. 163
28.     $25,000,000 to the FAA for administrative costs pg. 165
29.     $492,000,000 to National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) pg. 167
30.     $526,000,000 Grants to Amtrak to remain available if needed through 2021 pg. 168 (what are the odds that doesn't go unused) Hidden on page 174 the Secretary has 7 days to allocate the funds & notify Congress.
31.     $25,000,000,000 for Transit Infrastructure pg. 169
32.     $3,000,000 Maritime Administration pg. 172
33.     $5,000,000 Salaries and Expensive Office of the Inspector General pg. 172
34.     $2,500,000 Public and Indian Housing pg. 175
35.     $5,000,000 Community Planning and Development pg. 175
36 .  $2,500,000 Office of Housing
 
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