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originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
originally posted by: sine.nomine
Did you forget how politics work? Yes, it's disgusting. But negotiations need to happen to get these greedy pricks to help us lowly, regular Americans.
Don't see how you can call that a negotiation, it was a bribe.
People should be pissed off their government works this way not defending them for it.
originally posted by: namehere
at first i was a little bothered by this part but after looking around i discovered that the jfk center for performing arts is a nonprofit that relies on the public to stay open and provites educational, cultural and other services to the community and it's also a historical monument too, the workers there aren't eligible for the stimulus check like regular workers since it's a nonprofit so to get their fair compensation they had to be included in this manner and I'm pretty sure they aren't the only nonprofit included in this.
www.voa.org...
originally posted by: nugget1
originally posted by: Gothmog
originally posted by: nugget1
originally posted by: Gothmog
You are correct. Trump caved and folded big time .
There were options open , yet "I fold"
Would you rather he had rejected it and let congress go on vacation? How long should he withhold help from the people? Till all the pork barrel crap is removed? That won't happen until all of congress is dead or retired. This is their game, and they're playing the dirtiest as they ever have.
There were other options...
As I said.
What option that wouldn't have held up the aid for gawd knows how long were there?
Serious question.
originally posted by: Lumenari
originally posted by: Gothmog
originally posted by: Lumenari
originally posted by: Gothmog
You are correct. Trump caved and folded big time .
There were options open , yet "I fold"
Then I guess we need to get Biden in there ASAP so he can handle the problem.
Oh wait... Biden probably can't even go to the bathroom without aid.
I don't think this was about Biden.
Try to follow along....
This is a Presidential election year in a place called America.
Our current choices are Trump and Biden to vote for.
Try to follow along...
originally posted by: Grambler
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: Grambler
I liked his answer. I listened to his explanation. This was a Democrat demand for $35,000,000. It was reduced to $25,000,000 and the Republicans agreed to it. President Trump explained that the Kennedy Center has been closed, their people not working, and their performances stopped. They will be helped, too. This will probably be in the form of a loan, but I'm not sure about that.
Its an emergency!
Saying he is ok at a time when americans are dying or losing their livlihood that 25 million dollars will go to an art center is absurd!
This is why we should question our government before giving them blank checks to save all of our lives.
I told people worthless crap like this would be in the final bill trump would sign.
And now here we are, and people accept it.
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
a reply to: sine.nomine
Kinda solidifies the OP's point, goverment needs strict oversight, people need to pay attention to What they're doing not just blindly supporting them...
Going to need a lot of guillotines
Whatever you want to call it, it should be illegal. I am pissed about it, but right now there's bigger fish to fry. Give them their theater money, so the American people can get help. After all is settled, then we roll out the guillotines.
originally posted by: blueman12
a reply to: IAMTAT
No.. blame both Democrats and Republicans for shoving their own agendas into the bill.
Democrats would have zero leverage to include anything if the Republicans weren't putting their own stuff in.
The real distraction is getting you to blame the Dems or someone else to blame the Republicans. We can't see tge corruption if we're still playing the right versus left game.
originally posted by: Nyiah
It should not have been in there at all. If they were entitled to anything as people out of work, it should have been exactly what everyone else would be getting, not a separate note in the document for their own damn amount.
BS, it's just plain BS. It should have been stricken from consideration entirely. I'm all for public arts support, but this ain't the effing TIME for it.