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To: cosmicforce who wrote (495736)

8/1/2022 8:49:55 PM

From: koan

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I stand corrected, I didn't know who sky news was except it was Australia.

But Biden is like that. His thoughts are not organized. He rambles.

He is a guy who has been modifying his legislation based on his strict Catholic faith for 50 years, Hyde amendment, and thought gang bangers should be in jail for long sentences instead of in school, IMO.

He is a guy who gave us Clarence Thomas by shutting down debate on Anita Hill to help his Republican friends in the senate, and decided for the credit card industry over people regarding bankruptcy i.e. average people cannot get rid of credit card debt because of him.

And on and on.

And he has been caught plagiarizing and has never shown great intellectual capabilities.

Every one of his candidacies for president failed, him being saved by Obama and Clyburn on this one. Hid actual campaign was a joke filled with old buddies and totally disorganized.

We need new strong intelligent leadership devoid of primitive religious nonsense.

We can do better.

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I agree with Alex

What was the context - what were the givens? One given, this is Sky News Australia - Rupert Murdoch's microphone. Why are you promulgating if it is a hack job? My tin foil hat detector says you've been "made a useful idiot".

If I were generous, I'd say this:

In 2021 - people were hurting during COVID but the checks just were sent out nonsensically. There was no underlying theory or principle behind them other than to prevent a crash caused by the sudden shutdown. It could cause economic "water-hammer"..

If the given is people didn't get a raise but got $8k (which is 5% of $160,000) - they were more than made whole. It wasn't sent to those who needed it - it was just a giant surge of cash without any consideration for need or the consequence. Was it good policy? IMHO - NO!!

My two employed live-at-home kids got checks no smaller than the ones my live away daughter who had higher expenses got. It was a give-away Was it needed? I'm not sure - as given. Was it beneficial? It might have CAUSED the inflation spike (ECON 101: More $$$ chasing the same goods) It did help bring some people out of poverty but it was also abused by a lot of Trump-humping sole proprietors.