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Trump Signs $900 Billion Pandemic Relief Bill

posted by martyb on Monday December 28 2020, @07:00PM   
from the Hang-in-there dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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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• Re:I see investment and innovation. (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 30 2020, @09:55PM

  by khallow (3766) on Wednesday December 30 2020, @09:55PM (#1092993) Journal

  When the glaciers made their miles-high advance, they pliers any topsoil aheadcif them. When they receded,,there was a huge outflow from water that had built up behind the leading edge, further displacing topsoil.'

  They also left a bunch of glacial till which is excellent for making new topsoil. That incidentally means that a lot of those glacial lands are excellent places now for growing crops, due to the topsoil that has been created since the glaciers retreated.

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