Quebec is still relatively calm, but things are a little weird. I went to the store today to buy bread and some peanut butter, the store was only letting 77 people in at a time. But, the shelves were stocked (except they were pretty low on rice). All the small markets selling veggies and fruits are fully stocked. Things are weird, but relatively normal.
My only issue is that I still don't have a stove or a fridge. Luckily, it is still cool enough outside to where I can just put my food in a box on the patio and it stays cold.
As of yesterday, there were multiple outlets saying that she had likely sold off during the same time the others did, if that has changed in the past 24 hours, so be it, but even you acknowledge that people from both parties cashed in, so there you go.
1) Pelosi had nothing to do with Richard Burr's Coronavirus sell-off. I can't find a single source that says anything says she did anything like Burr.
2) 2 Republican Congressmen sold off. Both of these Republican leaders are going to have a hard time talking their trades away, especially as they told the public the coronavirus was a "hoax" made up by the liberal media.
3) It seems Susan Davis (Dem) made some sketchy stock dumps.
4)Two other congresspeople (1 Dem and 1 Rep) have been accused of selling off, but it is unlikely that either actually did anything wrong.
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As for the deal being shot down, we need a deal, but we def need a deal that actually helps workers. Shit, a free 1-2K check would be awesome for me and other people who are working from home, but I'd rather see an actual safety net for people who are getting wrecked by this.
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Wait, you are saying a party that views creating a social safety net as a necessity, views saving the environment as an opportunity to create jobs, and (attempts) to focus on people rather than corporations would want these included in a 2 trillion dollar bill to shore up the American economy? You're right, sure sounds like a scheme to "value posture" in order to get votes not trying to enact legislation based on the core beliefs of the party. Rolling over on a two trillion dollar bill would have been a better choice to avoid "posturing."
If anything, sending 1-2K checks to everyone, including those who don't need it, can easily be framed as literally buying votes. People who aren't at financial risk don't need free money right now. The money should go to those in need and saved for those who feel the effects of this 6 months to a year down the road. I don't need it, so it shouldn't go to me or people in the same position as me, it should go to those in need.
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Finally, when it comes enjoying other people's misery, no one liked the last recession more than Trump who bragged about all the money he could make.
There we go, the inherent bias of "my team is better than the other team" comes out again. I swear, it's a compulsion with so many who can't make a post without having to slam Trump at every turn, it's making me question why I even bother discussing anything politics-wise here from time to time.
Wait, so we bring up a story about your "liberal uncle" who likes to see disaster for political gain (the same tired story I've heard so many times on FOX, "liberals want the economy to tank," "liberals don't love America," "liberals hate the flag," "liberals want to eat your babies and sacrifice your dog to their pagan atheist gods." "Look at what the host of a show called
Politically Incorrect said!")
The leader of the nation/Republican party publicly proclaimed he enjoyed recessions because he makes a lot of money during a recession. So, by conspiracy theory "logic," we might assume is inability to prepare for the potential threat presented by the Coronavirus months ago is actually him playing 3D chess. This was his opportunity to tank the economy, lower wages by increasing competition among workers, and lower the cost of real estate too (cheap loans and possible real estate value drop). Now he is posed to make a ton of money through the company his children run and he never left. It all makes sense now.
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Not all politicians are equally shitty.
Jared Polis is an easy example of a politician who actually gives a shit and has done well for his state.
The only issue I have with him is that he, like many other congressmen, comes from an insane amount of money. Which is another things you seem to miss as you assume being a politician makes someone rich, not that being rich gives someone a far greater chance of becoming a politician.
Not to mention, in your simplification, how someone made their money becomes irrelevant. Did they get rich by writing a book? By becoming a lobbyist after retiring from congress? Did they buy and sell stocks? Did they take an overpaid corporate jobs?
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The idea all politics are corrupt and wrong leads to a simple faith the market will fix it all, which obviously isn't the case here.
Never said the market fixes everything, however, those in power really don't seem to be as concerned with our well being as they are their own at all times.
So, what is your solution? Is cynically proclaiming the government can't do anything right ever going to make it better? Do you want the church to be in charge? Or, should is just be whoever has the most wealth? Or most power? Are the corporations looking out for us as they put everyone out of work?
Throwing the baby out with the bath water isn't the best solution. Corporations and corporate money corrupt the government, so lets get rid of the government and keep the corporations doesn't seem to be the best solution.
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