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GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:20 PM Mar 2020

I'm calling Sen Collins as an outraged constituent. Anything I can

mention on your behalf? I'll be pushing against corporate bailouts, and asking for help for individuals and families like ours which lives paycheck to paycheck, is self-employed, and has no savings.

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mzmolly

(50,985 posts)
1. Bailing out 'people' goes right back into the economy and corporate
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:21 PM
Mar 2020

hands. It's absurd that some of our 'leaders' claim not to get that.

Good luck to you and yours!

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)
4. Some sort of loss protections for families with mortgages and auto loans.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:27 PM
Mar 2020

I'm lucky to be debt-free but have lots of family and friends that would be wiped out with no stops in place and no work.

KY.......... ...........

GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)
5. I'd love to see them put on hold so that the govt won't have to give out as much money, in
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:29 PM
Mar 2020

case this becomes a trend of 2 months at home 1 month off for the next year or two.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)
7. Will she be using the slogan "a lobster in every pot?"
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:35 PM
Mar 2020

Also ask if one can pan-fry stock certificates and if they'll keep in the freezer.

KY.......

alwaysinasnit

(5,065 posts)
8. Remind her that consumer spending drives demand, and that rich folk tend to hoard any $$ given to
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:57 PM
Mar 2020

them. Immediate spending on the part of everyday people is the fastest and most direct injection into the economy.

https://www.thebalance.com/consumer-spending-definition-and-determinants-3305917

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