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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 Dec 2020

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Mindy Benson

      It's hard to reconcile the emerging pundit consensus that "Actually, the USA has had a generous stimulus compared to peer nations" with all the other evidence of fraying social order, like rising hunger.https://twitter.com/MindyBe/status/1338642193741967360 …

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      Mindy Benson @MindyBe
      “Amid the pandemic, one in eight Americans say their household has experienced a food shortage.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55307722 …
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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 Dec 2020

      Also, it's telling that the major outlet that is doing the best job tracking the hunger in America story is ... the BBC.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55307722 …

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 Dec 2020

      Bottom line is that American stimulus only looks more generous than peer nation because USA has a much smaller welfare state to start with. If you factor in the automatic stimulus other nations have, limits of American stimulus become clear.

      11:36 AM - 23 Dec 2020
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        1. Brett Heinz‏ @brtthnz 23 Dec 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Exactly. US has the illusion of a more generous response because we lack most automatic stabilizers that kick in to support people in more developed welfare states, so discretionary relief has to be substantially larger.

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        1. Jack Pondit vsp‏ @Jack_Pondit 23 Dec 2020
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          I think we had a pretty decent response for several months after which time everyone was on their own. Analyses that focus on Q2 look pretty good, but aid fell off a cliff after that.

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        1. RealCivicEquality‏ @b9n10nt 23 Dec 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          ofc centrist punditry & PR does a lot of a) silly leftists, economic security & it's attendant dignities is only for the merited b) why oh why are so many Americans giving up on the institutions of liberal democracy without connecting b-->a

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        2. jerktweets‏ @jerktweets 23 Dec 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          I'm sorry but what measure are people using to suggest the US is more generous? in what ways, that matter to people, has it been more generous?! Other nations got more money to lockdown

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        3. Careless CRISPR‏ @xieish 23 Dec 2020
          Replying to @jerktweets @HeerJeet

          Poverty DECREASED in the US during the first round of stimulus (Unemployment + checks) which is absolutely insane, but as Jeet points out it's only because of the horrid standard of living in the USA.

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        1. Barney T‏ @omnibarn 23 Dec 2020
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          Excellent point.

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