Come out of the closet Mittens and switch parties already!

According to StanHalen, it's not Pierre Delecto, it's MICK Romney.

:P

You’re right about one thing, he does sound more like a democrat every day.

Well it is made of wood pulp so...

[beyond "the matrix"]

Not to mention the $500 Billion Relief For His Hotels and Various other Large Multinational Corporations getting a Sweet Bailout while all the People get is $1200 bucks back to last for the whole month.

Hey, I wouldn't want to compromise your principles. 😆

Erm. If this makes you think he should be a Dem, maybe look at what the White House is saying...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coronavirus-trump/trump-wants-to-send-americans-1000-checks-to-cushion-virus-economic-shock-idUSKBN2142XF

Lol Republicans will be all for this in a couple days when they hear Trump supports it

Gonna be honest, even if Trump swears by it. It is still a dumb idea. This is what rainy day funds are for. I can get fired tomorrow and spend the next 10 months on my couch doing nothing. I could probably even stretch it out to 12-15 months if I play the frugal game.

Murphy's law only applies to those that are grossly unprepared.

But that's my take. Bailouts are all stupid (even though Trump is calling for them), and this is a natural consequence of what is going on. But the conservatives can agree with whatever they want. I am just going to stay in my libertarian corner.

Bailouts are fine if they're truly necessary to keep the economy afloat. I would prefer more bailouts targeted at average people than big corporations, and that's exactly what sending $1,000 to each American adult would do.

The problem is that we're simultaneously shutting down travel and most public places that people would want to spend any such money: so it could just as easily just be squirreled away in the bank or else lead to inflation in the costs of basic goods that people are hoarding right now

Either that or it’s intended to be a nail in the coffin for everyone struggling to compete with Amazon. They’re going to make a killing on a nation of shut-ins.

This might be the libertarian side of me coming out so to the conservatives reading this, a pre-emptive "IDGAF."

I think any bailouts of any kind impede the powers of the free-market that conservatives pretend to be all about. It ultimately grants a free pass to any business that can be failing for a multitude of reasons, while those who prepared for all eventualities basically get edged out in the long run. Having worked for everything from a "mom and pop" shop to the "fortune 500" companies in a operations manager role, you really get a sense that a lot of businesses have people that should not be leading it and who get complacent once they can pay their bills. It also doesn't take into effect that their might be a better idea/business model around the corner and they get snuffed out because that crappy business is holding onto a large base with a sub par product. I think no bailouts would suck during the crisis a bit but we could gain more in the long run.