Almost like congress shouldn't abrogate their responsibility and power

Let's not forget the bullshit bill Schumer just pushed with the Fed. Tell the Fed to fix inequality. Kiss my ass. Let's give Schumer a hammer and tell him to go fix the International Space Station.

As an FYI, this is what the Young Turks are named after: https://www.armenian-genocide.org/young_turks.html
How platforms like YouTube, Twitter, etc. have not banned them is beyond me.

Let's not forget the bullshit bill Schumer just pushed with the Fed. Tell the Fed to fix inequality. Kiss my ass. Let's give Schumer a hammer and tell him to go fix the International Space Station.

Maybe this is all staged. The Republicans in the senate were setting this up for Trump to be the hero and save the day with EO, to improve his re-election chances?

Also, one interesting strategy point I heard discussed on the Young Turks podcast. The 4 month extension would push a new agreement into the lame duck period. If the Republicans lose they election they could try to throw the Democrats under the bus by refusing an extension then (when they already lost the senate and presidency), and had nothing to lose politically. The Democrats would like to avoid another showdown on this and resolve the issue at least through inauguration (6 month extension). This was part of the reasoning for why the Republicans may have offered a 4 month extension of the $600 benefit only (other parts to be resolved separately) earlier this week and Schumer and Pelosi said no, even though accepting this would be a huge help for a lot of people.

I think this is a real problem for Twump and the Republicans. I foresee ads claiming that this is an attack on SS & Medicare. That will not play well with the seniors or even those approaching retirement age.

I just want to point out that he did the payroll tax thing in the most fuck up way possible

https://www.whitehouse.gov/...g-covid-19-disaster/

1) only applies if you make less than 4K a two week pay period (104k a year). It’s a cliff (no phase in) - make 3999 you get the deferral,,,, make 4K, nothing has changed

2) its a deferral - technically you’d still owe the tax - the exec order directs the treasury secretary to find some way to abate the tax
“ Sec. 4. Tax Forgiveness. The Secretary of the Treasury shall explore avenues, including legislation, to eliminate the obligation to pay the taxes deferred pursuant to the implementation of this memorandum.”

Of course, even though it’s just a deferral it hasn’t stopped that idiot Larry Kudlow from claiming that this will be worth $1200 per worker
https://www.foxbusiness.com/...-tax-cut-1200-kudlow

Like all things Trump, this was poorly thought out.

I originally read that he was redirecting unused funds from the PPP to be used for UEI... which would be somewhat sensible TBH. The fact that he's using money from FEMA is flabbergasting. It's like they literally just drew an agency out of a hat.

I originally read that he was redirecting unused funds from the PPP to be used for UEI... which would be somewhat sensible TBH. The fact that he's using money from FEMA is flabbergasting. It's like they literally just drew an agency out of a hat.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of CDC shall consider whether any measures temporarily halting residential evictions of any tenants for failure to pay rent are reasonably necessary to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 from one State or possession into any other State or possession.

Do any lawyers actually work in the White House these days?

Didn't President Underwood also try that for his America Works job program?

“The Lord ... created Executive Orders.”

- Peter Navarro

I’m pretty sure that got has completely lost it.