Does Mnuchin have any idea how many people can't get or cash a government check??

[Grasswire2]

For any number of reasons.

And they are likely the most vulnerable.

Apparently this has not occurred to anyone.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Yes he does.

He was associated with a payday Loan sharking operation years ago.

[Grasswire2]

9. yes, there's that. nt

[RockRaven]

2. I don't grant him the benefit of the doubt of being oblivious.

He doesn't care about such people, nor does Trump.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. They have no idea because they have never been in that position.

[Hortensis]

4. Of course. But let's face it, they're outnumbered something

300:1 or even more. You don't do nothing because any possible effort can't be 100% effective. his This NOT an argument for that criminal, likely sociopathic scumbag, but since he's involved in doing something, no matter how imperfect, technically speaking it puts him way ahead of everyone doing nothing of any help to anyone.

As for those others, those who don't maintain addresses at friends' and relatives' addresses, or p.o. boxes to receive what assistance they do get, will require other efforts, probably most of them by the local governments who are always face-to-face with the realities of these residents, and who will hope to receive federal funding, but not necessarily.

[lettucebe]

5. When they say "every American" what exactly does that mean?

They are not going to send a check to every American by any stretch. How exactly do the homeless receive theirs? Very good question and needs to be addressed

[Thomas Hurt]

6. "Every" American may only mean those who filed tax returns last year?

[Wounded Bear]

12. That's what Bush did, and it leaves me out...nt

[DrToast]

7. So what do you propose? Send cash?

[Grasswire2]

8. I don't know the answer.

Some people don't even have IDs, you know, and don't have the necessary documents to get a state ID. Certified copies of birth certificates cost $$. Many people don't have addresses.

Even if you do get a check delivered to your hands, how do you cash it without an ID? Perhaps post offices could cash them, as they will do for U.S. Postal Money Orders.

[hughee99]

10. If the most vulnerable people can't get or cash a government check, who does government assistance

go to?

[Grasswire2]

11. Do you think that homeless folk are gettting government checks?

Tell me.

People who sleep in the bushes, or in their old cars, or behind a row of trash containers?

Really?

[hughee99]

14. Do you think only the homeless people are vulnerable?

Tell me.

People who can't afford food, medicine, and maybe just lost their jobs but aren't homeless (yet)?

Really?

[Grasswire2]

17. NO

But people who have addresses and IDs and maybe just lost their jobs can receive and process government checks.

Duh.

[hughee99]

20. They can, and there's a lot more of those people than there are homeless people.

Yes, they should absolutely come up with a plan to help homeless people as well, but that doesn't mean the plan to issue government checks is a bad one.

[spanone]

13. Mnuchin doesn't have a clue about anyfuckingthing.

[Polybius]

15. Maybe I'm used to living in a big city

But there are check cashing places everywhere in NYC.

[GulfCoast66]

16. So your suggestion? Walk around handing out cash?

It pretty obvious that it will go to people who filed tax returns as it is being framed, by democrats as well as republicans, as a way to help working people affected by the slowdown caused by the virus.

I’m skeptical even that will get done. The Republican hard core are terrified this will become a camels nose under the tent thing. That the government helping people rather businesses will be popular. Which it is and will be. Opposition is rapidly building against it.

No way I see the Senate passing this. Or even bringing it for a vote.

[Grasswire2]

18. How was it done when GWB did two giveaways?

I don't really know.

And I don't have a solution. Just pointing out that Mnuchin doesn't have a clue.

[GulfCoast66]

19. Pre Tea Party. As bad as republicans were then they were nothing like what we have now.

Back then they talked the line but when shit hit the fan they did what they thought they needed to do to survive.

But they are batshit crazy now. Between the libertarian Koch types controlling the money and the religious and racist nuts doing the voting they will not allow this.

Ironically, trump has a better read on this than they do. He feels his support dripping away and wants to do something big. Which still won’t save him. But he knows there is trouble. The ones really running the show will go to the mat to prevent doing something that will prove helping the people is better for the economy than funneling money to big business.