LumRaiderFan

lol...were you high on disinfectant when you posted this?

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I would say that is probably the most important way to look at the recovery decisions. [Hidden Content] From the article: Scott, who has been farming in Florida his whole life, explains that the spring is the best time for local farmers because the Sunshine State gets the opportunity to beat everyone else to the market with little competition. For this year’s spring harvest, he was looking at bringing in a haul of 10 million pounds of cucumbers. Then coronavirus pandemic changed everything. “Well, at this point, we have a 50 percent loss of our major spring crop,” Scott said. “If they’re gonna keep things shut down for another two or three weeks to the first or middle of May, that’ll probably take the rest of it.” This same story is being told about thousands of different types of businesses...the coronaviris didn't hurt this business at all, but the extended shutdown did.

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[Hidden Content] From the article: Usama bin Laden wanted to assassinate then-President Barack Obama so that the "totally unprepared" Joe Biden would take over as president and plunge the United States "into a crisis," according to documents seized from bin Laden's Pakistan compound when he was killed in May 2011. Now the Democrats are trying to finish the job for bin Laden by electing Biden ON PURPOSE, who is much loonier now than he was back then...they are in sad shape.

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I haven’t put one on yet, either...still here.

Don’t forget, this is the land of Sheila Jackson Lee.

Good post, Trump is rude and crude, no doubt, but judge him by his results, not his demeanor.

If it’s not Gowdy, it could be...very sharp, common sense guy.

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Sounds about right...could we say these folks are giving their party a bad look?

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Go where you want to go and have a good time. Vacations support a lot of small businesses.

Good grief...smh.

A Democrat saying out loud what they really think...rookie mistake.

First, not shut the entire country down to begin with...not everywhere is as close quartered as NYC. I realize that ship has sailed, so hurry up and allow businesses to open. I also trust that the folks running those business can open up with caution and common sense without having to be handheld by the gov. I still think we could have better targeted who actually needed the money rather than pass it out to folks that are still working...again, I realize that ship has sailed. I hope I am 100% wrong on the stimulus money and the economy comes back quickly in part because of it, but to your point about tough times possibly still around the corner, I am worried about that as well, especially with the latest events tied to crude oil. I will add that I know it's easy to second guess actions after the fact...I can't imagine the pressure and scrutiny that our leadership is under right now.

Seems to be once again, a problem not necessarily created but accelerated by the fed gov and they are somehow our only savior. I look for this to happen more and more often. We are becoming conditioned to having a federal safety net for all ills.

I have no doubt that pumping funds into the economy will be helpful but to what cost? Nash, I understand this is your expertise, but should we expect the fed gov to step in and spend trillions everytime we have a correction.

Yep, it’s fair. Fair would have been giving only those in need a check.

That's my point...it was handled horribly and should have been dealt with through unemployment. If you did not lose you job or have your hours cut, you should not have received a check. I certainly don't feel entitled to one just because I am a taxpayer...yes, it is fair that not all got a check. Checks should go to those that were negatively affected by the economy.

I think it should have been handled with unemployment...if still working then no money. Didn’t get one but if I did no way I would refuse it. Like I said, my problem is the billions sent to folks that are still working and not struggling.

Oh, trust me, I am in no way complaining about the recipients of the checks. My complaint is the money for all method and where this leaves us (our kids, grandkids) down the road.

Cut spending...zero sum??? Surely, you jest. The way they are handling this is very irresponsible and reckless...just like most everything the fed gov “handles”.