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"Mr. President, when are you going to sign the checks?"

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    George K
    wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 21:18 last edited by
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    What.
    The.
    Hell.

    I'm so old that I remember when Nancy Pelosi withheld the bill...

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Copper
      wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 22:56 last edited by
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      Idiot

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        Mik
        wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 22:57 last edited by
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        WTF is he babbling about?

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          Mik
          wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 23:00 last edited by
          #4

          OK I looked it up. No credible news outlet is reporting this.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • M Mik
            5 Apr 2020, 23:00

            OK I looked it up. No credible news outlet is reporting this.

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            George K
            wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 23:09 last edited by
            #5

            @Mik said in "Mr. President, when are you going to sign the checks?":

            OK I looked it up. No credible news outlet is reporting this.

            alt text

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • G George K
              5 Apr 2020, 23:09

              @Mik said in "Mr. President, when are you going to sign the checks?":

              OK I looked it up. No credible news outlet is reporting this.

              alt text

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              Copper
              wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 23:11 last edited by
              #6

              @George-K +1

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                89th
                wrote on 6 Apr 2020, 00:25 last edited by
                #7

                Is it me or does he look sickly?

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                  6 Apr 2020, 00:25

                  Is it me or does he look sickly?

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                  George K
                  wrote on 6 Apr 2020, 00:26 last edited by
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                  @89th said in "Mr. President, when are you going to sign the checks?":

                  Is it me or does he look sickly?

                  Joe?

                  Trump?

                  Turley?

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    89th
                    wrote on 6 Apr 2020, 00:27 last edited by
                    #9

                    Joe.

                    He also does a bad “pretend I’m not reading from a teleprompter” act too.

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                      Axtremus
                      wrote on 6 Apr 2020, 00:40 last edited by
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                      Too lazy to go lookup a new story link, but the story goes that Trump is/was trying to get the Treasury Department to put his signature on the physical stimulus checks that will be sent out per the COVID-19 stimulus package, presumably to trick to the gullible into thinking that it's Trump who is giving them the money, and that attempt to get his signature onto those physical checks is causing a delay in getting those checks out. That's what Biden was complaining about.

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                      • 8 89th
                        6 Apr 2020, 00:25

                        Is it me or does he look sickly?

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                        brenda
                        wrote on 6 Apr 2020, 03:26 last edited by
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                        @89th
                        Joe has been looking sickly for quite a while. He doesn't look healthy.

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                          kluurs
                          wrote on 6 Apr 2020, 04:05 last edited by
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                          No question that one thing that both Trump and Biden share is supreme confidence in their abilities. After a career of sticking his foot in his mouth, Biden has not lost any enthusiasm for demonstrating his dexterity in this endeavor.

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                            Axtremus
                            wrote on 6 Apr 2020, 11:53 last edited by
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                            https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/05/americans-hit-by-economic-shocks-confusion-stumbles-undermine-trumps-stimulus-effort/

                            On April 9, Treasury will start doing direct deposits for those who provided bank account information with their tax returns, then to those who get Social Security benefits but did not file tax return. Paper checks to be sent out starting April 24, sending out checks for those with the lowest income and move upwards, reaching joint-filers with at the top of the phase out range in around August-September timeframe.

                            One can argue whether that’s “fast enough”, but leveraging direct deposit facilities and prioritizing the checks for the low income are the right things to do.

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                              6 Apr 2020, 11:53

                              https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/05/americans-hit-by-economic-shocks-confusion-stumbles-undermine-trumps-stimulus-effort/

                              On April 9, Treasury will start doing direct deposits for those who provided bank account information with their tax returns, then to those who get Social Security benefits but did not file tax return. Paper checks to be sent out starting April 24, sending out checks for those with the lowest income and move upwards, reaching joint-filers with at the top of the phase out range in around August-September timeframe.

                              One can argue whether that’s “fast enough”, but leveraging direct deposit facilities and prioritizing the checks for the low income are the right things to do.

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                              Copper
                              wrote on 6 Apr 2020, 14:56 last edited by
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                              The whole thing is ridiculous.

                              Most people, including me, don't need the check, but I will get the maximum amount.

                              Idiots.

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                              • C Copper
                                6 Apr 2020, 14:56

                                The whole thing is ridiculous.

                                Most people, including me, don't need the check, but I will get the maximum amount.

                                Idiots.

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                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on 6 Apr 2020, 15:01 last edited by
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                                @Copper Speed > precision. That's my understanding of why they did it the way they did.

                                Please love yourself.

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                                  Axtremus
                                  wrote on 15 Apr 2020, 13:58 last edited by
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                                  Coronavirus: Trump’s name to appear on US relief cheques
                                  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52293910

                                  President Donald Trump’s name will be printed on paper cheques being sent to millions of Americans struggling financially because of coronavirus.
                                  It is the first time a US president's name will appear on a federal government handout. ...
                                  More than 80 million Americans are expected to receive payments of up to $1,200 in their bank accounts on Wednesday, according to the Treasury Department
                                  But for those who did not provide banking details, they will receive a cheque with "President Donald J. Trump" printed on the left-hand side. ...
                                  Critics are accusing the president of playing politics, using the financial aid to boost his reputation in an election year.
                                  "You are getting your money late because the President thinks it is more important that his name be on the cheque than that you are able to pay your bills on time," tweeted Democatic Senator Brian Schatz.
                                  And Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut, which has around 3,500 COVID-19 cases, accused Mr Trump of putting himself “first” and “America second”. ...

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                                    Mik
                                    wrote on 15 Apr 2020, 14:08 last edited by
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                                    A senator from Connecticut said something like that? No way... (he said, sarcastically).

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 15 Apr 2020, 14:20 last edited by
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                                      Disgusting.

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 15 Apr 2020, 14:22 last edited by
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                                        So the IRS has direct deposit information from something like 80MM households.

                                        The ones that were delayed for Trumps ego surely skewed old and poor.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 15 Apr 2020, 14:37 last edited by Mik
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                                          Do we know they were delayed for that reason or are we just assuming and trotting out his signature as the reason? He certainly walked into right it if it was his idea.

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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