A lot of Americans need that $3000. Now!

[stopbush]

Low-wage workers who are living week-to-week are losing their revenue stream as bars and restaurants close. They are seven days away from insolvency - no money at all to scrape by on. No savings, no $ for food or rent. What are they supposed to do?

What about the Long-term unemployed, like older people who have to fight ageism in the job market? What are their chances of getting hired during a pandemic if they couldn’t get hired during a job boom? Worse than nil? And seniors are being told to self-quarantine for the time being. Uh huh. What exactly does that pay?

What do renters do? Mortgage lenders are offering grace periods to home owners, but renters rent from a landlord. They rent because they can’t afford to own. What do they do April 1 if they’ve been out of work for two weeks?

There are a TON of real-world disasters looming just around the corner and nothing is being done to address the inevitable.

Congress needs to immediately pass a bill authorizing $650-billion to send a check of $3000 to each of the 209-million adults living in the USA, perhaps with a cap of no $ for people worth over $1-million. No questions asked, no strings attached.

[Throck]

1. Nothing left to buy in stores that's needed.

Local bastards even bought out the Marshmallow Fluff. I shit you not.

Thank you hoarders.

[Skittles]

2. I was ecstatic this morning that I could get my seasonal Peeps fix

yes INDEED

[stopbush]

4. Went to my local Ralphs this morning.

No paper products available, though Target had them.

No meat except for the expensive steaks. Little milk. Cereal shelves half empty.

No water outside of gallon jugs.

Plenty of beer and soda!

[Skittles]

3. I hear you

I've already pegged three people I know, to offer assistance when needed. It is disastrous that a global health crisis is occurring under repuke "leadership". NOTHING about conservative ideology helps with a pandemic.

[rustysgurl]

5. Saw an argument at Costco this morning ...

... guy wanted to buy the entire pallet of 25 lb bags of flour. Clerk said no ... limit was 1 bag. There must have been 40 bags on that pallet. Guy demanded to be able to buy 1,000 lbs of flour.

[Windy City Charlie]

7. Yet

he would expect the store to take the remaining back when he didn't need it anymore.

[GemDigger]

6. I don't think that everyone who thinks they are going to get something will get anything.

And certainly not $3000 for every adult.

[hamsterjill]

8. Yep, that's me.

“What about the Long-term unemployed, like older people who have to fight ageism in the job market?”

My biggest fear. Too young to retire and too old for anyone to want to hire you.

[Tink41]

9. Out of work a month already

Trade shows cancelled, long before this week.

[captain queeg]

10. Can't afford that when we are bailing out the bankers, the airlines...

[Merlot]

11. What $3000? No one is talking about giving Americans any money

as long as there are republicans in charge, this subject will never come up.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

12. our Deomocratic lead congress will have to do it

and get dumbass and crew to jump on board.

This bailout better be the little and poor people or were are really screwed.

No payroll tax holiday which is a sham to help people who make lots of money...

Did anyone see his press conference, if you are still voting for him after this lastest one you need to be locked up, insanity !!

[stopbush]

13. Economists are saying it on MSNBC.

It has to start somewhere.