Why is #PeopleVsPelosi trending on twitter?

[budkin]

Something about wanting to means-test for a direct cash stimulus and that Trump is "left" of her? Can someone please explain what the outrage is about?

[budkin]

1. Ok, I've got it, and I'm completely on Nancy's side.

You target the cash for the people who really need it first. Why the hell are progressives freaking out about this??

[blm]

2. Russians posing as progressives, perhaps.

[Cetacea]

5. Who gets to define who those in need are? What are the parameters?

It should be simple. No money for the rich.

[jberryhill]

11. Lol

Yeah. Real simple.

[Cetacea]

12. lol

[Qutzupalotl]

6. Anyone can lose their job tomorrow.

Means-testing shifts the burden of proof to the poor and any bottlenecks delay implementation of this urgent need.

[Iliyah]

3. Could be trolls, since traitor barr is allowing Russia to . .

fuck with our system.

[bronxiteforever]

4. +1 this. Plus Putin hates women leaders.

Oh and African American leaders.

[WePurrsevere]

7. Darn bots I imagine. Means testing of some sort makes sense...

even if it would be a PITB to attempt to do I would think. The thing is that someone who is still earning a healthy wage or is in the top 1% doesn't need the extra. Corporations who are still doing well don't either.

Mind you I don't think it shouldn't be a one time $1k payment. I think it should be at least double that and per month while this emergency is still going on and people are out of work and numerous small businesses have had to close or reduce temp.

[TwilightZone]

8. Ah, that explains the return of Pelosi-bashing to DU.

It seemed kind of random.

[mcar]

9. Because there are plenty of idiots out there

on the right and the left, who want to criticize the Speaker. Always. For anything.

[PETRUS]

10. I haven't followed this nor have I noticed the hastag, but I can give you an economic opinion.

Means testing necessarily requires additional administrative work - which isn't free - and creates an incentive to game the system (it can also end up having a socially divisive effect, which is a common objection from "the left&quot . If you're going to do direct cash stimulus, don't add extra bureaucratic duties, just send send out the checks; at the end of the day/year/whatever, if you're worried about rich people having too much of the money you tax them.