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choie

(4,111 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:01 PM Mar 2020

The corporate slush fund...

has anybody heard any explanation as to why the "economic stabilization" plan has written into it the ability for Mnuchin to withhold the names of the corporations that receive the funds for six months?

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The corporate slush fund... (Original Post) choie Mar 2020 OP

It's a BRIBE fund. Let's call it what it is. onecaliberal Mar 2020 #1

Election year marcpud Mar 2020 #3

This is absolutely what it is. onecaliberal Mar 2020 #5

Because Trump Org will be the first in line for handout. Bev54 Mar 2020 #2

Not that i'm aware of but I probably miss a lot. old guy Mar 2020 #4

onecaliberal

(32,816 posts)

1. It's a BRIBE fund. Let's call it what it is.

Reply to choie (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:02 PM

Mar 2020

marcpud

(4 posts)

3. Election year

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:10 PM

Mar 2020

The non-transparency allows Mnuchin and Trump to pay-off political cronies millions of dollars, and we the,people won’t know who or when this bribe happens. It will allow him to buy votes!