Steve Mnuchin thinks the $1200 stimulus payment will last Americans 10 weeks

[iluvtennis]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@AOC·13h
“It’s your monthly rent, Michael. What could it cost? $10?”

Brianna Westbrook@BWestbrookAZ8
Steve Mnuchin thinks Americans can live on $1,200 for 10 weeks.

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This man doesn't live in the real world. $1200 won't cover the monthly rent for 2-bedroom apartment in the Bay Area.

[RKP5637]

1. FFS, many places that does not even cover one months rent! n/t

[iluvtennis]

4. + agree. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. What does he know about choosing between paying rent or buying bread or child's medicine?

[Massacure]

11. 30 states have a median rent greater than $1,200

https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/research/median-rental-rates-for-an-apartment-by-state/

[RKP5637]

21. Absolutely!!! K&R

[Drahthaardogs]

2. Half of mine was spent a month ago

Buying a two month supply of food, medicine, and pet stuff. Seriously, at least I had the money to do that. O feel so sorry for those who could not.

[Under The Radar]

3. That doesn't even fit into the beer budget of a MAGAt

[ooky]

5. That reminded me of when Paul Ryan tweeted about the buck-fifty a week the lady

had saved from her tax cut. Republicans are all heart.

[Rebl2]

6. What fantasy

land does he live in. What an idiot.

[Blue Owl]

7. That guy's a goddamned idiot

n/t

[Blaukraut]

8. $1200 wouldn't last Mnuchin 5 minutes, let alone 10 weeks. n/t

[whathehell]

9. Lol..Would likely last him Ten Minutes.

The asshole.

[Grokenstein]

10. TWO-bedroom?

Shit, it wouldn't cover a ONE-bed apartment. Google "ridiculous rentals in san francisco" or just browse the "Apartment Sadness" series to see the genuinely preposterous prices demanded from some of the worst hovels to be had:

https://sfist.com/apartment-sadness/

Sixteen years ago, I had a wee studio apartment two blocks north of San Francisco City Hall that still cost only $365 a month because of unusual circumstances. When I moved in ten years earlier, the manager was feeling generous because Hollywood had paid to completely renovate the building after using the entire block as a setting for Sister Act 2. After I chased away some punk who was threatening him, the manager never once raised my rent. Eventually the building became a government-run halfway house and the manager was transferred out. While my rent was locked in, a poorly-handled bedbug infestation finally drove me away. Now I'm paying $1900 monthly for a single-bedroom.

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[iluvtennis]

12. Agree. I lived in San Mateo - so outside the city. nt

[smirkymonkey]

13. I really fucking hate that guy.

He is such a clueless dork. He is one of those guys who has always been a dweeb his whole life and now he has a little bit of power and, dammit, he's going to get back at the world for rejecting him. His wife is only with him because of his money and connections and he probably knows that. They are both revolting human beings.

I really can't wait until we have our version of the Nuremburg trials. These people are all going to pay for their greed and evil deeds.

[Initech]

14. Love the Arrested Development reference!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

16. Let them eat cake?

Asshole.

[chowder66]

17. $1200 to him is like a quarter in a pocket that you forgot about. nt

[struggle4progress]

18. He doesn't care about this, so he doesn't even think about it, and that shows in what he says

[mvd]

19. Considering my mom and I haven't even gotten ours..

So far it hasn’t been to cover anything at all. Disgusted with this Trump IRS. It is like the rollout is so bad they want to foster more distrust in government.

[DFW]

20. It probably will--if you live in Bujumbura

I don't know of anywhere in North America where that would be the case, however.

[RKP5637]

22. It demonstrates, yet again, how incompetent tRump's administration is, out of touch, and on the take

for themselves and rich buddies.

[RKP5637]

23. I guess the MAGA cult must be just floating in cash now and VERY happy. Dear Leader

told them so,