What's in the omnibus "relief bill?"
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I don't know how much of this is the so-called "relief bill" and how much is in the rest of the 5000-plus pages of the bill:
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The Covid relief bill includes funding to discourage teenagers from drinking and hooking up
Time for a tax protest. I refuse to participate, however indirectly, in a government-sponsored cock block.
Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
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@jon-nyc said in What's in the omnibus "relief bill?":
The Covid relief bill includes funding to discourage teenagers from drinking and hooking up
Time for a tax protest. I refuse to participate, however indirectly, in a government-sponsored cock block.
Until you’re vaccinated, drinking and hooking up represent substantial virus transmission risks.
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A risk any self-respecting teenage boy would take.
Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
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@jon-nyc said in What's in the omnibus "relief bill?":
A risk any self-respecting teenage boy would take.
About once or twice a year, we'd have a patient come to the OR for one of these procedures.
Standard line during rounds was, "I don't know why she's coming to the OR, this is nothing a self-respecting teenage boy couldn't accomplish."
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Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.
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Tucker is saying that there's $500 million for border security...
...in Lebanon.
Because borders matter.
There's allocation for the "Women's History Museum" at the Smithsonian.
Oh, and getting women into the Pakistani army.
COVID relief, FTW!
We probably do get the government we deserve.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
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I'm so sick of this shit.
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@george-k said in What's in the omnibus "relief bill?":
Tucker is saying that there's $500 million for border security...
...in Lebanon.
Because borders matter.
There's allocation for the "Women's History Museum" at the Smithsonian.
Oh, and getting women into the Pakistani army.
COVID relief, FTW!
We probably do get the government we deserve.
That was the one that got to me. These sacks of shit go around yelling "no border wall! Walls don't work!" But the very same fools turn right around and give Lebanon half a billion of our tax dollars because they need a border wall.
It's not just democrats. Both parties are being led by fools. Then you factor in the simple minded sheep like Ax who tries to blame it on Trump... we need to fire all of them and start over.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-idUSKBN28X01V
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to not sign an $892 billion coronavirus relief bill that includes desperately needed money for individual Americans, saying it should be amended to increase the amount in the stimulus checks."
Trump threatens not to sign the bill to hold out for bigger ($2000) stimulus check. Not sure if he's serious or just throwing a temper tantrum for show. He has not use the word "veto."
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Let's get that desperately needed $600 moving.
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I'm actually cool with Trump's threat to veto this. Not that I would suggest a flat cash check, but if you really wanted to spend $900 billion, you could give every household earning less than $75,000 a check for $15,000. Not $600 + business help, state, foreign, pork, pork, pork.
BTW There are approximately 60 million households in the US (50% of households) earning less than $75k.
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What percent of the bill is non Covid related and how different is that than most of these kinds of bills?
I can’t begin to know how to think about the bill without proper context.
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@loki This article has a good breakdown:
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/20/details-stimulus-package-omnibus-bill-449499
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@axtremus said in What's in the omnibus "relief bill?":
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-idUSKBN28X01V
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Trump threatens not to sign the bill to hold out for bigger ($2000) stimulus check.
Trump urges Congress to amend 'wasteful' coronavirus aid bill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55420366The BBC reports more on Trump’s complains about the various “wasteful” aspects of the bill. Of course, Trump could have made all these complains, along with his stated desire to send bigger stimulus checks to individuals, back when Congress were busy negotiating the bill. Instead, Trump put his energy into stupid election lawsuits and conspiracy theories about election fraud.
Also of note is that Pelosi also supports sending bigger stimulus checks to individuals. The Democrats had many times passed much larger stimulus bills in the House before this one.
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I guess Trump has succeeded in getting democrats to defend the bill. LOL
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@loki said in What's in the omnibus "relief bill?":
I guess Trump has succeeded in getting democrats to defend the bill. LOL
The Democratic controlled House of Representatives passed the bill. Already they had to defend it just because of that.
