Donald Trump pleads with Democrats to agree to extend $600-a-week unemployment boost 24 hours befor

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    And then they filled it with Trump pork.
     
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    And they still can't pass anything without Dem votes> :)
     
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    The GOP is only offering an additional $200 over state unemployment compensation.
     
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    McConnel is trying to get liability for COVID lawsuits to be banned in the deal. Corporations must have the law to hold them accountable for their actions in the pandemic. They can't have free reign over employees.

    Trump said today the liability issue is not neccesary at this time

    Folks are going to turn to crime and lawlessness when they are broke.

    Something has to give soon.
     
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    Men's wearhouse has shut their doors.. Do you know how many jobs have disappeared because of the pandemic? Gone like freight train.

    But yes.. I heard one person was clearing 1100$ bucks a week to sit at home. I barely clear 500 and bust my friggin azz. But there are folks out there who really need help and we don't have the time to properly vet the need for assistance.

    It would be nice if there was a Universal Benefit Income.. If my employer can't pay me all I am worth the government should make up the difference.

    In other side news .. My Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said a half billion dollars in fraudulent clames were succesfully conducted by organized crime two weeks ago.. The Comptroller has not said a word.
     
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    When I apply they claim they have nothing for me..
     
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    I have gone thru underemployment for over a decade now. I am greatful to be part of the 42% of Americans that make 154 an hr or less. It was worse.

    Hope you find some work. I had to give in. I have a degree in Nuclear Engineering and could move to a better job.. If Cannabis wasn't the most evil substance that ever existed or fake my wiz quiz. I remain on the Eastern Shore of Maryland for family, particularly my grandson. I also like living here.. Suburban living is a drag.. We are quite rural here
     
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    The government cannot make up the difference. They can only take more from your pay and give it to those who didn't earn it. All workers in the private sector are paid what an hour of their time is worth.

    Why would they advertise a position that was not open? UPS is hiring!
     
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    I was wondering why someone with a degree in Nuclear Engineering was so underemployed; now I get it. You like weed more than professional employment.
     
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    Yes.. I could have left college with rank in the Navy.

    Nancy Reagan said no.. I said Yes.. It was the 1980's and Mitt Romney was selling cocaine like popcorn in the DC suburbs.. Military life wasn't appealling. If there were bongs on the submarine I would have enlisted in a minute

    So yes, I chose the party life style rather than a boring get rich life style.. There were engineering jobs here.. I had a fantastic carreer with unmanned aerial vehicles. It dissapeared when the FAA required permitting aircraft. I piloted the aircraft a bit.. I always observed the 8 hour bottle to throttle rule and never smoked at work. It's an evening thing.. Now its a 4 AM wake and bake thing. The apartment maintenance tech I replaced had alcohol blackouts on the job. They just want someone who shows up and works

    There aren't but a handful of jobs here on the shore over 15$ an hour. Wiz quizzing is less and less a requirement. Nancy would have a fit I order my weed online now.
     
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    Yangs UBI makes more and more sense to me.. 15$ an hr or less is barely enough to survive.. And 42% of America is there.

    Mom can't afford daycare at that rate.. and schools are closed damn it.. as they should be.
     
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    UBI is not sustainable. Just leave the workers money alone and they keep the whole dollar. Put that same dollar through our circuitous government and there is very little left for you. Its a bad deal.
     
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    To an outsider, this is a sad story, but you seem to regard it as a success.

    Huh.
     
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    You posted 154 an hr which would be a great salary. I gather that you meant $15, right?
     
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    I'm starting to think that Republicans and Democrats in Congress have conspired so as not to come to an agreement. Like they really, really don't want to pay money to help the poor, impoverished masses receive relief.

    Well, I know that Republicans got spooked about spending after passing the CARES Act. Now, I just have to understand what Democrats gain from refusing to budge from their position. Maybe winning the November election, maybe, who knows.

    I tried emailing my representatives in Congress :emailsend:, to ask them to be speedy in passing the next stimulus package, but all I got back was a cookie-cutter email about things that politician has done, from the only one who answered my message. Oh, and my Representative, who responded to me, is none other than Chuck Schumer.
     
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    Sometimes, employers advertise closed/unavailable/non-existent positions to

    (1) find out what kind of interest there is in the position, or
    (2) what kind of qualified candidates are seeking work, and/or
    (3) give the area the impression they are doing better than they really are.
     
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    You mean I should make up the difference. Why? Why do I owe YOU even $1?
     
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    So you put money over death?!

    Any business of any kind that has not 100% closed down - no exceptions - should be sued for $100 billion dollars - particularly WalMarts, grocery stores and gasoline stations. No business has any right to endanger any employees - no exceptions. This includes hospitals most of all.

    The same for any government office including for elected officials. If ANY staffer in the House of Representatives gets covid-19, Nancy Pelosi should be sued for $1 billion personally, same for McConnell in the Senate.
     
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    Walmart enforces CDC guidlelines.. Precisely because they do not want to be sued. Perhaps because they have a corporate concience.
     
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    So you have no hive mentality.. Your One for One and not One for All
     
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    yes.. typo..
     

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