For almost a year now, people have watched as their families members die, jobs are lost, rent is missed, food is scarce. And they continue to get negotiated out of relief packages. This is a systematic failure.
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Wal Mart's Walton Family have pocketed $48 billion since March. They recently stopped paying hazard pay. Jeff Bezos has made $90 billion. 2,000 of his workers have been infected with COVID. Meanwhile, millions of out of work Americans have not gotten any support since March.
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The best we can come up with is an additional $600? Our constituents aren’t sitting at home thinking, “Well this the best they could have done with the GOP Senate.” No, they’re IN FOOD LINES STARVING and wondering when their government will look out for them.
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So yes, any relief is better than no relief. But we shouldn’t be in this condition in the first place. No wonder trust in our our government is at an all time low.
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Consume the wealthy.
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eat the rich
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Their stock has appreciated. They have not “pocketed” that money.
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What is your point here?
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO GET US THE MONEY WE NEED TO LIVE ON, IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PANDEMIC?
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Talk to @senatemajldr. He's holding up your check—literally, since May—for 'corporate liability protections.' I wish that was an exaggeration.
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