Don't care who comes here or where they are from; I just want them to "sign the guest book on their way in"
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Bill for Covid19 relief
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Got it. My comment was not directed at immigration. I have seen a fair amount of evidence of cheating by citizens trying to beat the system to get vaccinated early. It is not just illegals.
While we should be using system to vaccinate the most vulnerable first it should be all of the most vulnerable whether they are legal or not. If we are going to use vaccination to reach the fabled herd immunity then we need to have enough of the population inoculated to make it matter. We do not need several million people here illegally infected and continting to spread a virus capable of mutating into something that that vaccine will not prevent. The best way to keep the virus from mutating is to keep it from spreading.
As to you mentioning people cheating the system in Texas, people cheat the system everywhere. At least in Texas you have to stay in the county you live and register in. In Oklahoma you can register in any county you want to. People with means drive hours away to get vaccinated while people who don’t have the means just wait. Either way the economic and racial disparity in getting vaccinated it disgusting.
As to you mentioning people cheating the system in Texas, people cheat the system everywhere. At least in Texas you have to stay in the county you live and register in. In Oklahoma you can register in any county you want to. People with means drive hours away to get vaccinated while people who don’t have the means just wait. Either way the economic and racial disparity in getting vaccinated it disgusting.
Why would we give illegals anything besides a one way trip back to where they came from?
Nah you can go to whatever county you want out here in west Texas. That's how healthy 25 year olds from El Paso are getting vaccinated in Midland and Odessa. Basically all you have to do is say you have some kind of condition. And I think that's the way it should be regulation-wise. If you try to micromanage this stuff and stick to a strict criteria you end up not vaccinating people fast enough and wasting doses. Sometimes you have to rely on people to do the right thing and not everyone will. If someone from Oklahoma felt so inclined, they could probably get a shot in Midland pretty easily. Meanwhile, my diabetic, immunocompromised mother with a heart condition has had trouble getting an appointment in Tulsa.
As far as the economic and racial disparity of the vaccinations goes....that's not really the fault of the federal/state/local governments from what I can tell. There just seems to be a higher degree of vaccine refusal/skepticism in these communities. Same with the military. And just about everyone is slower on the draw getting these appointments than affluent white libs.
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I'm scheduled for mine on Monday. They've finally moved to essential industry (utility) personnel in my state. It's absolutely not as loose as Texas though. I had to be given a passcode by my company so I could get it. My wife on the other hand, who has to work with the public all day, is unlikely to get one until it rolls out to the general under 40 public.
Actually they never told me and I forgot to ask. It will likely be Pfizer or Moderna though. My state isn’t set to get many J&J’s yet
I finally got a vac and am do for the second in two weeks. Pfizer from St. Francis.
The bill was called covid relief. but actually the covid part was only about 20% the rest was non covid stuff, otherwise known as pork. New laws and more spending.
$1 billion for racial equality for farmers
$70 billion for covid relief for schools that won’t go back into session until two months left in the year
$20 billion for tribes that pay zero into the system
a family of four with two parents unemployed:
- $300/week/adult average unemployment check
-$300/week/adult stimulus addition to unemployment
-$1400x2 stimulus check
- $7600 child tax credit
that’s only $50,000 for this household between now and September. Hope they can survive.
Checks for everyone. Same thing Obama did when he got elected. We started mailing checks out.
other side of the aisle just wishes they would have done the last one bigger like trump suggested.
But this will ultimately drag a lot of folks slightly to the right in my opinion.
$70 billion for covid relief for schools that won’t go back into session until two months left in the year
$20 billion for tribes that pay zero into the system
a family of four with two parents unemployed:
- $300/week/adult average unemployment check
-$300/week/adult stimulus addition to unemployment
-$1400x2 stimulus check
- $7600 child tax credit
that’s only $50,000 for this household between now and September. Hope they can survive.
Checks for everyone. Same thing Obama did when he got elected. We started mailing checks out.
other side of the aisle just wishes they would have done the last one bigger like trump suggested.
But this will ultimately drag a lot of folks slightly to the right in my opinion.
H.R.748 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): CARES Act
Summary of H.R.748 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): CARES Act
www.congress.gov
American population: 330,483,530
Stimulus bill: $2,000,000,000,000 ($2 Trillion)
Dividing the cost by every American is $6,051.74 The government could have given every person over $6,000, but instead will give $1,400 to each adult under a certain income. Want to know where the missing 96% of your tax dollars went? Here you go.
1. $300,000,000 for Migrant and Refugee Assistance pg.. 147
2. $10,000 per person for student loan bailout
3. $100,000,000 to NASA, because, who knows why.
4. $20,000,000,000 to the USPS, because why the hell not
5. $300,000,000 to the Endowment for the Arts - because of it
6. $300,000,000 for the Endowment for the Humanities/ because no one even knew that was a thing
7. $15,000,000 for Veterans Employment Training / for when the GI Bill isn't enough.
8. $435,000,000 for mental health support
9. $30,000,000,000 for the Department of Education stabilization fund/ because that will keep people employed (all those zeros can be confusing, that’s $30 BILLION)
10. $200,000,000 to Safe Schools Emergency Response to Violence Program
11. $300,000,000 to Public Broadcasting / NPR has to be bought by the Democrats.
12. $500,000,000 to Museums and Libraries / Who the hell knows how we are going to use it.
13. $720,000,000 to Social Security Admin / but get this only 200,000,000 is to help people. The rest is for admin costs.
14. $25,000,000 for Cleaning supplies for the Capitol Building / I kid you not it's on page 136.
15. $7,500,000 to the Smithsonian for additional salaries
16. $35,000,000 to the JFK Center for Performing Arts
17. $25,000,000 for additional salary for House of Representatives
18. $3,000,000,000 upgrade to the IT department at the VA
19. $315,000,000 for State Department Diplomatic Programs
20. $95,000,000 for the Agency of International Development
21. $300,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance
22. $90,000,000 for the Peace Corp pg. 148
23. $13,000,000 to Howard University pg. 121
24. $9,000,000 Misc. Senate Expenses pg. 134
25. $100,000,000 to Essential Air carriers pg. 162. This of note because the Airlines are going to need billions in loans to keep them afloat ($100,000,000 is chump change.)
26. $40,000,000,000 goes to the Take Responsibility to Workers and Families Act This sounds like it's direct payments for workers pg. 164.
27. $1,000,000,000 Airlines Recycle and Save Program pg. 163
28. $25,000,000 to the FAA for administrative costs pg. 165
29. $492,000,000 to National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) pg 167
30. $526,000,000 Grants to Amtrak to remain available if needed through 2021 pg. 168 (what are the odds that doesn't go unused) Hidden on page 174 the Secretary has 7 days to allocate the funds & notify Congress.
31. $25,000,000,000 for Transit Infrastructure pg. 169
32. $3,000,000 Maritime Administration pg. 172
33. $5,000,000 Salaries and Expensive Office of the Inspector General pg. 172
34. $2,500,000 Public and Indian Housing pg. 175
35. $5,000,000 Community Planning and Development pg. 175
36. $2,500,000 Office of Housing
What DOES ALL of this have to do with the Virus?
100B/1.9T =5% of the entire bill. That’s how much your line items at the top cost. I get your qualms with the list of checks, however it’s unlikely that a family of 4 will have both parents unemployed for that length of time. Also, $300 of that value that you listed isn’t in the Bill, it’s just the typical unemployment payment, which for many people only lasts for so many weeks.
Finally, $50K isn’t much for a family of four in a number of places in the US. Especially when it’s due to the household not having any income. When I was starting out, that’s what I was making as a single person and I can tell you that I had tight months with only the bills of a single adult in a relatively cheap state. I can’t imagine having to pay a payment for a multi-bedroom apartment, a car payment, utilities, and food for 4 people in a place like NY or CA with that amount and that’s if you don’t have any outstanding bills that developed during the pandemic as you had lost your job. Especially when we’re seeing increases in food and gasoline prices.
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If their desire was to simply keep families in need afloat, then they might have been able to shave some dollars from that bill by tying the value of the payments for all of these line items to the Cost of Living in the state of residence. I think one disparity we’re seeing between Republicans and Democrats is that these Democrats are crafting the bills based on the needs and desires of their constituents... constituents who tend to live in urban places that have much higher costs of living than Republican constituents tend to. So, 50K might seem like a lot to someone in Oklahoma City or Dallas... but to someone in Chicago or Seattle, that’s next to nothing for a family of 4. It’s probably only enough to keep them afloat.
If the desire of congress was to keep their constituents afloat while also providing stimulus to put back into the economy as we recover (especially in low COL states where the funds will go farther) then the bill should function as desired.
If the desire of congress was to keep their constituents afloat while also providing stimulus to put back into the economy as we recover (especially in low COL states where the funds will go farther) then the bill should function as desired.
Translation: Bailout for Democrat run states who went along with the lockdown 😉. My mom, a staunch lifelong faithful Dem told me for the very first time in my life she is having buyers remorse on casting her vote and the agendas being pushed are not what she signed up for. She would never vote Republican however I’m 1000% positive that many share her thoughts. I have a strong feeling that at some point in the very near future, many who voted Dem will stop trying to rationally explain away the craziness we are experiencing.
There are lots of items in your list that were affected by the virus and it’s economic impacts. #2 wasn’t in the Bill btw... all that was in the bill was the guarantee that any student loan forgiveness isn’t tax deductible.Now you will know why Republicans are blocking this 2.2 trillion-dollar congressional bill! Hard to believe but look it up on the Congressional website for HR 748 from 116th Congress. Here’s the direct link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748H.R.748 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): CARES Act
Summary of H.R.748 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): CARES Actwww.congress.gov
American population: 330,483,530
Stimulus bill: $2,000,000,000,000 ($2 Trillion)
Dividing the cost by every American is $6,051.74 The government could have given every person over $6,000, but instead will give $1,400 to each adult under a certain income. Want to know where the missing 96% of your tax dollars went? Here you go.
1. $300,000,000 for Migrant and Refugee Assistance pg.. 147
2. $10,000 per person for student loan bailout
3. $100,000,000 to NASA, because, who knows why.
4. $20,000,000,000 to the USPS, because why the hell not
5. $300,000,000 to the Endowment for the Arts - because of it
6. $300,000,000 for the Endowment for the Humanities/ because no one even knew that was a thing
7. $15,000,000 for Veterans Employment Training / for when the GI Bill isn't enough.
8. $435,000,000 for mental health support
9. $30,000,000,000 for the Department of Education stabilization fund/ because that will keep people employed (all those zeros can be confusing, that’s $30 BILLION)
10. $200,000,000 to Safe Schools Emergency Response to Violence Program
11. $300,000,000 to Public Broadcasting / NPR has to be bought by the Democrats.
12. $500,000,000 to Museums and Libraries / Who the hell knows how we are going to use it.
13. $720,000,000 to Social Security Admin / but get this only 200,000,000 is to help people. The rest is for admin costs.
14. $25,000,000 for Cleaning supplies for the Capitol Building / I kid you not it's on page 136.
15. $7,500,000 to the Smithsonian for additional salaries
16. $35,000,000 to the JFK Center for Performing Arts
17. $25,000,000 for additional salary for House of Representatives
18. $3,000,000,000 upgrade to the IT department at the VA
19. $315,000,000 for State Department Diplomatic Programs
20. $95,000,000 for the Agency of International Development
21. $300,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance
22. $90,000,000 for the Peace Corp pg. 148
23. $13,000,000 to Howard University pg. 121
24. $9,000,000 Misc. Senate Expenses pg. 134
25. $100,000,000 to Essential Air carriers pg. 162. This of note because the Airlines are going to need billions in loans to keep them afloat ($100,000,000 is chump change.)
26. $40,000,000,000 goes to the Take Responsibility to Workers and Families Act This sounds like it's direct payments for workers pg. 164.
27. $1,000,000,000 Airlines Recycle and Save Program pg. 163
28. $25,000,000 to the FAA for administrative costs pg. 165
29. $492,000,000 to National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) pg 167
30. $526,000,000 Grants to Amtrak to remain available if needed through 2021 pg. 168 (what are the odds that doesn't go unused) Hidden on page 174 the Secretary has 7 days to allocate the funds & notify Congress.
31. $25,000,000,000 for Transit Infrastructure pg. 169
32. $3,000,000 Maritime Administration pg. 172
33. $5,000,000 Salaries and Expensive Office of the Inspector General pg. 172
34. $2,500,000 Public and Indian Housing pg. 175
35. $5,000,000 Community Planning and Development pg. 175
36. $2,500,000 Office of Housing
What DOES ALL of this have to do with the Virus?
All of that money you listed? That’s less than 5% of the Bill. Grand total for all of that is 94.275 Billion. To compare.... it’s roughly the budget of the department of the interior per year which is a minuscule part of the US budget.
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And it was. So far, I’ve seen complaints about 10% of the Bill not being discretely related to the virus but only partially or tangentially related in certain cases. As well as complaints about the size and scale of relief that is directly related to the virus.
It's really madness. Almost $30T in debt and we're still loading feel good bills with copious amounts of pork. Just a fraction of the $1.9T is actually going to payments.
Still don't understand why inmates, illegals, and people on welfare get any.
I’m all for a Bill that pays the people directly to help assist the financially and provides relief for small businesses. My issue is everything else in the bill!
How do you keep finding videos of Shons childhood?
Lol 😂 we didn’t play games like that at TU School for The Gifted! We were learning programming languages, Spanish, and all kinds of other stuff.
ERIC - ED291213 - The University of Tulsa School for Gifted Children., 1987
The University of Tulsa (Oklahoma) School for Gifted Children is a full school program for able learners ages 3-12. The school is the only one in the nation to use a curriculum based on Enaction Theory which postulates that thinking is a matter of running a simulation in one's head and involves...
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The civid relief bill gave more to non covid related things. Yet it is called "The covid Relief Bill"?
Why aren't they honest and call it what it is: pork, something for my special interest groups, these people helped mycampaign, my brother--in-law needs it, socialism can't sustain itself
Why aren't they honest and call it what it is: pork, something for my special interest groups, these people helped mycampaign, my brother--in-law needs it, socialism can't sustain itself
