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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78950722 United States 08/04/2020 08:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he could support an extension of the $600 federal unemployment insurance boost — if President Donald Trump ends up backing it. Quoting: dgdgdg At his weekly Senate Republican leadership press conference, McConnell was asked about Speaker Nancy Pelosi appearing to draw a red line on the $600 federal supplement and whether he could support a negotiated spending package containing it. "Wherever this thing settles between the president of the United States and his team, who has to sign it into law, and the Democrat, not insignificant minority in the Senate and majority in the House, is something I'm prepared to support," McConnell told reporters. "Even if I have some problems with certain parts of it." The Kentucky senator added many Republicans would likely not vote for the final stimulus legislation if it extended the measure, which has drawn fierce GOP criticism for months. "We know this is going to be a negotiated settlement," McConnell said. "It's not going to produce a kumbaya moment like we had back in March in April where everybody voted aye. But the American people in the end need help." The comments mark a shift in McConnell's position towards the enhanced unemployment benefit as he's expressed opposition in the past. Federal unemployment insurance forms one of the biggest rifts in ongoing stimulus negotiations between top congressional Democrats and the White House. Trump, though, does not support extending the initiative and it's unclear if his position will change as talks stretch into their second week with few signs of progress. Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are spearheading the discussions on the Democratic side while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows are taking the lead for the Trump administration. Republicans have long criticized the program, saying it allows many workers to earn more from the government than they would on the job. Last week, the GOP rolled out a plan cutting the benefit to $200 for two months and transitioning it onto a 70% wage replacement scheme starting in October. The $600 federal supplement onto state unemployment checks was enacted in March under the Cares Act. But it expired on July 31 and Congress has intensely debated the amount it should be replaced with. Senate Republicans are still deeply divided on their proposal, which they unveiled four days before the enhanced payments ended. Democrats are pushing to extend the $600 payouts through January, arguing the economy remains weak with scarce jobs available for unemployed people. Over 30 million people are drawing unemployment benefits. [link to www.businessinsider.com (secure)] Even if jobs remain scarce, you don't pay people more than they were making. Let the state pay their portion of UI and let the Feds make up the difference. Let the UI offices bill the Feds for the difference. It's not hard to bring your last few checks to the UI office or download them and they can figure it out. End it in Nov. Nope. If the economy isn't recovered, then what jobs are there to come back to? I know my job is never coming back. I was making 25 dollars an hour, now I'm supposed to go work for 9-10 per hour while the big banks and the multi national corporations got TRILLIONS, of my money? Go fuck yourself. Yes, that's the way it works. You should of saved money for a 'rainy day' when you were making $25 per hour. Now, lazy asses like you are not paying your bills, even though you're getting paid MUCH more in unemployment than you were making while working, so now the banks need someone to cover YOUR bills (delinquency). People like you FUCK the rest of us. Work for $12 per hour until you can find something close to what you were making before. The same thing you would of done if the company you worked for fired you or went out of business. It's not our job to keep you in the lifestyle you want...shit happens, man-up and do something about it. You're just lazy and would rather spend your unemployment money on drugs, alcohol and GLP memberships, instead of watching what you spend and making cuts. Life isn't always fair, snowflake. Deal with it. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77119396 United States 08/04/2020 08:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it I'm still not in a position to know if my work will ever return. So, I have not borrowed any money. If the government decides to compare notes of who got loans and who is getting the covid $600.....there might be some overlap. |
CK Dexter Haven User ID: 77970696 Romania 08/04/2020 08:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it Isn't Pelosi insisting on accepting mail-in voting be tied to any bill regarding extension of unemployment? Quoting: MarPep Apparently she has presented a 3 trillion dollar "hero bill" as an all or nothing proposal and refuses to negotiate at all. Of course it includes a ridiculous democrat "wishlist" that has little to nothing to do with the pandemic. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78958478 United States 08/04/2020 08:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it I hope it does, I need the help. By the way, are you also criticizing the big banks and multi national corporations who got TRILLIONS in bailouts,no? Then shut your fucking mouth. Banks got money to cover your deadbeat ass for not being able to 'pay yo billz' (even though you're getting more on unemployment than you were making working), so really it was a double bailout for people like you. No more taxpayer funded weed, cocaine, booze, and GLP memberships. Get off your ass and get back to work. Yeah, if they were smart, they would have saved that "extra" money for hard times...like now. But NOOOOOO! Had to spend it and now crying cause they don't get no more free money! Er uh the average mortgage payment nation wide is $1029 Average Truck payment.............................$530 Insurance........................................ Food............................................. Utilities............................................ Medical expenses...................................... Children................................................ Start adding it up $2400 dollars doesn't really get you all that far I sense the green eyed monster...you act like those getting it are the Great Gatsby or something. Cost a lot of money to live and if you've ever lost a job you quickly find out it does indeed. I'm OK but I'm sure others are not |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 40538233 United States 08/04/2020 08:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it They need to compromise and make it 300 and be done with it. I don't even think it's about the money with Trump it's some people not wanting to work and it hurting business struggling to hire workers. Their should be no debate on mail in voting period. |
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jkm1864 User ID: 77810344 United States 08/04/2020 09:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it I live very rural and there has never seemed to be enough jobs in the past but i have noticed the last 6 weeks or more nothing but help wanted ads and signs everywhere, starting wages are rising every couple of weeks too and still not many takers?? I have no clue about the larger populated areas, maybe someone here can chime in on that! Quoting: M R E The problem is people are catching on that 8 dollars an hour is not a living wage. The only reason they can get any employees during the good times is because the government is subsidizing the mothers with welfare which is SEXIST as fuck but no one seems to notice. I think if businesses want to attract people they just need to raise wages so they can get more workers. Pussy Grabber Extraordinaire |
jkm1864 User ID: 77810344 United States 08/04/2020 09:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he could support an extension of the $600 federal unemployment insurance boost — if President Donald Trump ends up backing it. Quoting: dgdgdg At his weekly Senate Republican leadership press conference, McConnell was asked about Speaker Nancy Pelosi appearing to draw a red line on the $600 federal supplement and whether he could support a negotiated spending package containing it. "Wherever this thing settles between the president of the United States and his team, who has to sign it into law, and the Democrat, not insignificant minority in the Senate and majority in the House, is something I'm prepared to support," McConnell told reporters. "Even if I have some problems with certain parts of it." The Kentucky senator added many Republicans would likely not vote for the final stimulus legislation if it extended the measure, which has drawn fierce GOP criticism for months. "We know this is going to be a negotiated settlement," McConnell said. "It's not going to produce a kumbaya moment like we had back in March in April where everybody voted aye. But the American people in the end need help." The comments mark a shift in McConnell's position towards the enhanced unemployment benefit as he's expressed opposition in the past. Federal unemployment insurance forms one of the biggest rifts in ongoing stimulus negotiations between top congressional Democrats and the White House. Trump, though, does not support extending the initiative and it's unclear if his position will change as talks stretch into their second week with few signs of progress. Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are spearheading the discussions on the Democratic side while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows are taking the lead for the Trump administration. Republicans have long criticized the program, saying it allows many workers to earn more from the government than they would on the job. Last week, the GOP rolled out a plan cutting the benefit to $200 for two months and transitioning it onto a 70% wage replacement scheme starting in October. The $600 federal supplement onto state unemployment checks was enacted in March under the Cares Act. But it expired on July 31 and Congress has intensely debated the amount it should be replaced with. Senate Republicans are still deeply divided on their proposal, which they unveiled four days before the enhanced payments ended. Democrats are pushing to extend the $600 payouts through January, arguing the economy remains weak with scarce jobs available for unemployed people. Over 30 million people are drawing unemployment benefits. [link to www.businessinsider.com (secure)] Even if jobs remain scarce, you don't pay people more than they were making. Let the state pay their portion of UI and let the Feds make up the difference. Let the UI offices bill the Feds for the difference. It's not hard to bring your last few checks to the UI office or download them and they can figure it out. End it in Nov. The problem is some states like Louisiana don't pay shit for unemployment but other states next door like Texas pay 800 dollars more a month. I think the unemployment should have been on a state by state basis and not a 600 straight because some unemployed people made out like bandits while others were just barely making ends meet. Pussy Grabber Extraordinaire |
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jkm1864 User ID: 77810344 United States 08/04/2020 09:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it I hope it does, I need the help. By the way, are you also criticizing the big banks and multi national corporations who got TRILLIONS in bailouts,no? Then shut your fucking mouth. Banks got money to cover your deadbeat ass for not being able to 'pay yo billz' (even though you're getting more on unemployment than you were making working), so really it was a double bailout for people like you. No more taxpayer funded weed, cocaine, booze, and GLP memberships. Get off your ass and get back to work. Yeah, if they were smart, they would have saved that "extra" money for hard times...like now. But NOOOOOO! Had to spend it and now crying cause they don't get no more free money! It's there own fucking fault. Louisiana pays about the least in unemployment benefits and I still have a months cash in reserve so what does that say for all the people facing eviction? You know here's a fucking idea when You don't have a job don't spend Your money on shit that isn't needed. Pussy Grabber Extraordinaire |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78950722 United States 08/04/2020 09:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it Yea, it's gonna suck going back to a 9 to 5 job at $8.00 an hour....won't support shit. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76355697 Life's full of choices. Be sure to choose wisely. Learn from your mistakes. Never take anything for granted...that good job you have today could be gone tomorrow. Live beneath your means. Save as much as possible. If you live by those rules above ^^, you'll be fine in life. If you choose to spend everything you make, don't expect the rest of us to bail you out of your bad choices. It's really that simple. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76355697 United States 08/04/2020 09:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it Yea, it's gonna suck going back to a 9 to 5 job at $8.00 an hour....won't support shit. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76355697 Life's full of choices. Be sure to choose wisely. Learn from your mistakes. Never take anything for granted...that good job you have today could be gone tomorrow. Live beneath your means. Save as much as possible. If you live by those rules above ^^, you'll be fine in life. If you choose to spend everything you make, don't expect the rest of us to bail you out of your bad choices. It's really that simple. nothing is "simple"...easy to say when you have money...wait till you have none.... |
jkm1864 User ID: 77810344 United States 08/04/2020 09:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it " ... it allows many workers to earn more from the government than they would on the job." Quoting: Emerald_Glow 2.0 If the company need their employee, it shall pay more, than they their employee make by staying home. No, the employee shall work for their money like most of us do. They don't get to stay home because they only got paid $20 per hour to work and now get paid $30 to stay home. End this bullshit, now, otherwise you'll have retards like Capt. Tripps who's begging for taxpayers to pay for his GLP membership. It's amazing that he has money for things like weed and GLP memberships but cries about needing assistance. Work or starve. Whom gets 30 dollars an hour to stay at home? I wish I was getting 30 dollars an hour to stay home because that would pay a hell of a lot more than I was getting on unemployment. Hell honestly I'd rather be working because I'd be making 50 dollars an hour which comes out to 22k a month compared to the measly 2400 a month I'm getting on unemployment. You people fail to realize that a lot of people lost good paying jobs over this bullshit so Your bitching at them for not going to work when the only jobs available pay 1200 a month which if they got the job they would lose their houses. Pussy Grabber Extraordinaire |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 20525770 United States 08/04/2020 09:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he could support an extension of the $600 federal unemployment insurance boost — if President Donald Trump ends up backing it. Quoting: dgdgdg At his weekly Senate Republican leadership press conference, McConnell was asked about Speaker Nancy Pelosi appearing to draw a red line on the $600 federal supplement and whether he could support a negotiated spending package containing it. "Wherever this thing settles between the president of the United States and his team, who has to sign it into law, and the Democrat, not insignificant minority in the Senate and majority in the House, is something I'm prepared to support," McConnell told reporters. "Even if I have some problems with certain parts of it." The Kentucky senator added many Republicans would likely not vote for the final stimulus legislation if it extended the measure, which has drawn fierce GOP criticism for months. "We know this is going to be a negotiated settlement," McConnell said. "It's not going to produce a kumbaya moment like we had back in March in April where everybody voted aye. But the American people in the end need help." The comments mark a shift in McConnell's position towards the enhanced unemployment benefit as he's expressed opposition in the past. Federal unemployment insurance forms one of the biggest rifts in ongoing stimulus negotiations between top congressional Democrats and the White House. Trump, though, does not support extending the initiative and it's unclear if his position will change as talks stretch into their second week with few signs of progress. Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are spearheading the discussions on the Democratic side while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows are taking the lead for the Trump administration. Republicans have long criticized the program, saying it allows many workers to earn more from the government than they would on the job. Last week, the GOP rolled out a plan cutting the benefit to $200 for two months and transitioning it onto a 70% wage replacement scheme starting in October. The $600 federal supplement onto state unemployment checks was enacted in March under the Cares Act. But it expired on July 31 and Congress has intensely debated the amount it should be replaced with. Senate Republicans are still deeply divided on their proposal, which they unveiled four days before the enhanced payments ended. Democrats are pushing to extend the $600 payouts through January, arguing the economy remains weak with scarce jobs available for unemployed people. Over 30 million people are drawing unemployment benefits. [link to www.businessinsider.com (secure)] Even if jobs remain scarce, you don't pay people more than they were making. Let the state pay their portion of UI and let the Feds make up the difference. Let the UI offices bill the Feds for the difference. It's not hard to bring your last few checks to the UI office or download them and they can figure it out. End it in Nov. Nope. If the economy isn't recovered, then what jobs are there to come back to? I know my job is never coming back. I was making 25 dollars an hour, now I'm supposed to go work for 9-10 per hour while the big banks and the multi national corporations got TRILLIONS, of my money? Go fuck yourself. So since it is ok to give handouts to leeches like you then it must be okay to give trillions to the rich. Sorry but no fuck you. Lazy ass motherfuckers like you give the rich people the excuses they need to loot the treasury. So fuck off and get a job you worthless shit. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78950722 United States 08/04/2020 09:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it Er uh the average mortgage payment nation wide is $1029 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78958478 Average Truck payment.............................$530 Insurance........................................ Food............................................. Utilities............................................ Medical expenses...................................... Children................................................ Start adding it up $2400 dollars doesn't really get you all that far I sense the green eyed monster...you act like those getting it are the Great Gatsby or something. Cost a lot of money to live and if you've ever lost a job you quickly find out it does indeed. I'm OK but I'm sure others are not :fail: FAIL Sell the house, pocket the equity and rent a 1 bedroom/studio for $500 per month You don't need a $45K-$55K truck...sell it and get a good bicycle or small enduro motorcycle. Food = Rice, beans, and whole hams ($2.29 per pound), eggs, milk, wholesale veggies. No beer, no soda, etc. Keep food capped this way to $100 per week. Utilities = keep usage to a minimum, which you should be able to do for under $225 per month (electric, internet, water) Kids = none of these whining idiots like Capt. Tripps have a girlfriend, much less a woman who wanted to procreate with them...LOL It can be done, it won't be luxurious, and sacrifices will have to be made, but that's why they call it a "recession" |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78958478 United States 08/04/2020 09:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it Er uh the average mortgage payment nation wide is $1029 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78958478 Average Truck payment.............................$530 Insurance........................................ Food............................................. Utilities............................................ Medical expenses...................................... Children................................................ Start adding it up $2400 dollars doesn't really get you all that far I sense the green eyed monster...you act like those getting it are the Great Gatsby or something. Cost a lot of money to live and if you've ever lost a job you quickly find out it does indeed. I'm OK but I'm sure others are not :fail: FAIL Sell the house, pocket the equity and rent a 1 bedroom/studio for $500 per month You don't need a $45K-$55K truck...sell it and get a good bicycle or small enduro motorcycle. Food = Rice, beans, and whole hams ($2.29 per pound), eggs, milk, wholesale veggies. No beer, no soda, etc. Keep food capped this way to $100 per week. Utilities = keep usage to a minimum, which you should be able to do for under $225 per month (electric, internet, water) Kids = none of these whining idiots like Capt. Tripps have a girlfriend, much less a woman who wanted to procreate with them...LOL It can be done, it won't be luxurious, and sacrifices will have to be made, but that's why they call it a "recession" This ain't Cuba jackass but that's the rub. I don't think anybody really gets what is really going on here. The can is just being kicked down the road. Sooner or later we run out of road and over the cliff we go. The problem is systemic. COVID is just the cover story BTW You can't rent a port a potty for $500 a month in many parts of the country |
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Surferdude User ID: 29590905 United States 08/04/2020 10:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it I told you guys they wont dare take that $600 a wk away. Damn I am set now to clear over 40K this yr off a hoax virus. Now aint that some shit. Granted this isnt what I usually make but but I damn sure take it. First time I have ever been able to get free shit and damn if I didnt hit it big. Hopefully they give us something else too. Got my EBT charged back up so its time to buy some more steaks. I bought a whole ribeye last month and had them sliced thin lasted me a month or longer. Anyone know if we qualify for free medical too? MOney, Money!!!!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78958478 United States 08/04/2020 10:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Mitch McConnell just opened the door for an extension of the $600 unemployment boost — if Trump supports it I can only surmise many people here did not get the $600 bumper. I didn't either but I'm not going to begrudge anyone who did. It is what it is. First off it isn't even real money...It's J*w money....paper....created out of thin air. If they don't give it to you then they'll give it to someone else. If you're stuck in a dead end nickle/dime fuck job or you have no job it's the same thing...You're a bottom feeder and your time is limited anyhow....So take what you can while you can. When this is over and it will be over those who come out on the other side will be worse off than anyone is now. |