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CountAllVotes

(20,878 posts)
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 08:59 PM Mar 2020

Helping others to stop the panic & spread of COV

It was suggested it would be a far better investment in We The People right now.

Many cannot easily go out and safely shop for groceries these days and cannot afford to have them delivered to where they are located.

If they wanted to HELP the American people, they could START by sending everyone a check for $2500.00 so they can have food and the necessary supplies required to their residence.

I realize in this tax cuts for the rich only environment that this is asking for a lot, but just think of all the lives and money that can be saved.

That is the problem. The idiots in charge do not think. All they care about is the stock market and how much money they can manage to suck out of it.

On a bad day, it fails badly as it did today. It will continue to happen due to the corruption we are witnessing.

Why continue to take risks with the citizen's money?

Why not send everyone $2500 to get them through immediately?



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Helping others to stop the panic & spread of COV (Original Post) CountAllVotes Mar 2020 OP
2500 and an immediate lock down for a few weeks. Afromania Mar 2020 #1
They would save a lot of $$$ CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #2
I bet trump I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #4
I_UndergroundPanther we must survive this! CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #5
We will beat this I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #6

Afromania

(2,771 posts)
1. 2500 and an immediate lock down for a few weeks.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 09:07 PM
Mar 2020

It would total less than what will be spent on the election. The billionaires could pay for it times and times over, but they won't help out.

CountAllVotes

(20,878 posts)
3. They would save a lot of $$$
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 09:20 PM
Mar 2020

The ICU is not cheap.

I was in one for abt. a week; hospitalized for 2 weeks.

The cost was $750,000.00+.

If they seriously care to save money, this is what they will do.

However, betting on the stupid is a bad bet!



Response to CountAllVotes (Original post)

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)
4. I bet trump
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 09:29 PM
Mar 2020

wouldn't send those checks to help out disabled,homeless or non worker folks. He and his ilk hates people like me.

Trump wants us all to die I think.

Regardless, I could sure use that 2,500 check to buy food and a few things like a working thermometer, a mask or two,flu medicine,Xtra meds groceries and diabetic stuff ,cat foods and other stuff along those lines that to prepare if I have to quarantine myself. Maybe I could help my equally poor friends and neighbors down the line. Maybe prepay rent and electric ahead so I don't have to go out for money orders under quarentine .

I dunno if I can last 14 days without
additional supplies if it is at the wrong time of the month. I get groceries once a month. Since I can't afford to add to what I have already, after all I regularly get and pay every month . I be broke except for meds money.
By mid month my money has been spent. This is why disability and social security are the financial backbone of America. We spend everything we get to survive.

CountAllVotes

(20,878 posts)
5. I_UndergroundPanther we must survive this!
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:48 PM
Mar 2020

I too am very ill and I suffer a lot.

We must survive this!

When it is gone, you and I will celebrate knowing that we were able to beat this shit despite the odds!

We MUST beat this I_UndergroundPanther so we can see dump defeated in November!

YES WE CAN and YES WE WILL!!!!

Hang-in there my friend!

I care!

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)
6. We will beat this
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 12:36 AM
Mar 2020

Trump will go down in flames.
And we will dance in the fire of triumph and joy,as he and his administration is turned to ashes.

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