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To: neolib who wrote (462561)	12/30/2020 11:56:52 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543106

I met a couple of people who were pretty desperate when I worked the polls during the election. One of them said she was working three part time jobs that almost allowed her to make ends meet (which is why she was working at the precinct, in order to get the roughly $300 or so that the county paid) and another was reduced to praying and working odd jobs when she could find them.

To: neolib who wrote (462561)	12/30/2020 11:59:27 AM
From: Jamie153	1 Recommendation Recommended By epicure Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543106

Wow, just wow. I know people who died from Covid. I know of an office where almost everyone got it and two ended up in nursing homes. Do you leave the house?

To: neolib who wrote (462561)	12/30/2020 12:08:51 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543106

Do I know anyone? That is not very scientific. What I know are the demographics posted below that eight million have slipped into poverty in just a couple of months at the fastest pace ever. And to add to that the 11 million undocumented who have gotten no money at all. And that includes a lot of kids going hungry and people scared to death for lack of money. Where is our humanity? Do we let kids starve, while giving corporations trillions. Four trillion to start out with according to Rachael. But here is the headline news. Nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since the summer Nation’s poverty rate has risen at the fastest pace ever this year after aid for the unemployed declined. Nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since the summer - The Washington Post Kentucky Is Hurting as Its Senators Limit or Oppose Federal Aid In Perry County, Ky., the local government is cutting back on garbage pickup. Magoffin County is laying off public safety workers. And in Floyd County, where food pantries are reporting that demand has tripled over the past month, officials are trying to figure out how to avoid cuts to a program distributing food to families. “A lot of these kids, this is the only meal they get in a day,” said Robert Williams, Floyd County’s judge-executive, the chief elected official. “I can’t ask a kid to sit on a computer all day with nothing to eat.” We were in dire need of help economically to start with, before Covid,” said Matthew C. Wireman, the judge-executive of Magoffin County, an Appalachian county where the unemployment rate was 16.7 percent in October, one of the highest in the country. Kentucky Hurting While Awaiting Federal Pandemic Aid - The New York Times (nytimes.com) <,Message #462561 from neolib at 12/30/2020 11:52:00 AM And millions are desperate!! Do you actually know anyone who has been seriously economically impacted by CV-19? I don't. Everyone I know is doing about the same in 2020 as they did in 2019, other than they got $1200 given to them earlier in the year, and looks like they will get another $600 shortly. While the USA deficit went up Trillions...

To: neolib who wrote (462561)	12/30/2020 1:21:46 PM
From: Alex MG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543106

Well, if you tune into the news and see the long food lines of miles and miles of cars, that should be a clue. But personally, no. My immediate friends and family are doing okay. But then again I have been working unemployment claims since June 1, and many people are getting very desperate. They email me and call me on a daily basis, and I do what is in my power to move their claim along and resolve any issues on it. Of course many claims are fraudulent or simply do not qualify. Yeah, a lot of people are hurting. Just because they are not in your little circle does not mean there are realities beyond your grasp. >>Do you actually know anyone who has been seriously economically impacted by CV-19? I guess ignorance is bliss

To: neolib who wrote (462561)	12/30/2020 1:52:04 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 543106

I know several people. My sister and brother-in-law, who both got covid, but are fine now. Several friends that worked in the live music venues in Austin. Others that worked in restaurants.