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Many sources are reporting that Trump finally signed the pandemic relief bill:
- Trump signs stimulus and government spending bill into law, averting shutdown
- Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill After Unemployment Aid Lapses
- Trump signs stimulus bill ahead of government shutdown, releasing checks and aid
- Trump signs COVID relief bill amid pressure, but adds conditions
Not gonna summarize all the bits in it - it's some 5k pages of legalese gobbledygook, but I understand it continues augmented unemployment benefits, eviction suspension, funding to prevent government shutdown, and another direct cash payment.
I'm sure it also has a bunch of "porky pork", but the people are suffering, time is of essence, and it should have been done months ago.
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Trump Signs $900 Billion Pandemic Relief Bill
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Another good night not to sleep in a eucalyptus tree.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @10:20PM (1 child)
Hello old fart, I know the whole acknowledgement of reality with the scary pre-existing gender issues really frightens you, but you really chose the worst example to pick on.
A) $10m is peanuts compared to the rest of the grift
B) Pakistan is probably one of the countries that most needs support coming to grips with the reality of human gender issues
C) Letting your old person prejudices out because you think they are so obviously correct only alienates yourself
Hint, political correctness may have gone overboard with some of the *ugh* "cancel culture" stuff with relatively innocent people getting unfairly punished however the underlying issues are very real. The best part is how you old white assholes are now so ANGRY about being called racists when you don't think that you are. Don't let the IRONY hit you in the ass too hard, you might find out you like it.
You might have more luck complaining about the ACTUAL piggies. Sending money to Pakistan is by definition NOT pork.
(Score: 1) by hemocyanin on Tuesday December 29 2020, @11:10PM
It used to bother me when types like you called me racist having been non-racist all my life, but I've come to understand that what you mean when you say "you're a racist" is "you're such a meanie to not agree with me, boo on you" and at that point, it stopped working. When you redefine words to mean ridiculous things and hope to get the grit and vigor of the original word, well, it works for a time until people figure out you're just a bullshitter. So that's where I'm at. You can expect to see more and more people become unfazed by your word games over time, at which point you'll basically have nowhere to go. The words racist and nazi used to be powerfully negative terms but once you've burned those down, what's left? I don't have any ideas for you, but best of luck with that.