A trillion here, a trillion there, pretty soon, you're talking about some real money.
Democratic Congressman Says Pelosi 'Making a Mistake' by Not Taking Trump's $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Deal
Representative Max Rose, a New York Democrat, criticized Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, arguing that she was "making a mistake" by not accepting the White House's latest $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus deal.
I got to admit, I am at a loss on this stimulus thing. I cannot say who should be offering or who should be accepting or why. I absolutely cannot wrap my head around a number as big as 1,900,000,000,000. I believe last year GDP was around 21.427 Trillion (notice I didn't bother to type that out long hand). The numbers are too big. Maybe I lack imagination. I am insulated from direct effects of the economy, as I planned to be. Had more skin in the game when Bush economy crashed after the party.
Have not seen what they plan to spending it on or who they plan to give it to. A lot of people to dip a finger into a pie that large. I don't know whether helping the people damaged or just further slopping the hogs at the trough. They discuss this crap daily and I say, oh, that's interesting, hope they get it figured out. They will get something figured out. Like anything talking about spending that much, I am sure there will be crap I do not like and regard as irresponsible, yet will be hailed as a victory by both sides. I like win/win solutions for the sides in contention, but they often do not address that when all is said and done, they will probably piss off a lot of the stake holders that sit and say Oh, that's nice, with no idea what is in the bill until it comes out or is put into 3 or 4 hundred pages of Washington speak.
I got no idea where this rambling BS post is going except to say, I realize something probably needs to be done, don't know what (economically), hope they get it right, but figure the Democrats and the Republicans will work together to FK it up massively for what they perceive as political benefit and the benefit of their special interests, more than any thing else.