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4. Agreed

Reply to pinkstarburst (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 4, 2020, 06:56 PM

Aug 2020

Why should it be rewarding to be unemployed? What about all the people who are still working but have seen their hours cut like myself? I'm starting to think we just need some kind of ubi for people earning less than 70k per year until things get back to normal

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$200 or $600 a week? Let's let the people decide. [View all] chriscan64 Aug 2020 OP

I would vote for $300 Calculating Aug 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Aug 2020 #2

Agreed Calculating Aug 2020 #4

Have you driven around Trump's America lately? live love laugh Aug 2020 #3

I'm talking about the Congressional deadlock over the amount of the unemployment supplement. chriscan64 Aug 2020 #5

Give everyone I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #6

not only that shouldn't this be a door opening to talking about progressive nobody Aug 2020 #7

As long as we can vote, I say $1000 per week for every person MichMan Aug 2020 #8

Ok, who pays for that? Calculating Aug 2020 #9

No every person Polybius Aug 2020 #11

It'll be $600 a week and a deal will be reached by next week Polybius Aug 2020 #10