All things political. Coronavirus Edition. (1 Viewer)

[Maxp]

I fear we are really going to be in a bad place due to the obvious cuts to the federal agencies that deal with infectious disease, but also the negative effect the Affordable Care act has had on non urban hospitals. Our front line defenses are ineffectual and our ability to treat the populous is probably at an all time low. Factor in the cost of healthcare and I can see our system crashing. What do you think about the politics of this virus?

 

[Eeyore]

More on the ppp

Evidence of PPP Fraud Mounts, Officials Say

Evidence is growing that many organizations took advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program’s open-door design, according to government officials and public data, after Congress set limited criteria for loan recipients.

www.wsj.com

 

[DaveXA]

More on the ppp

Evidence of PPP Fraud Mounts, Officials Say

Evidence is growing that many organizations took advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program’s open-door design, according to government officials and public data, after Congress set limited criteria for loan recipients.

www.wsj.com

Yeah, not really surprising.

 

[zztop]

There was rampant fraud. I've read somewhere of only about 25% of the stimulus went to people who needed it the most. A lot of money diverted from public schools and went religious private schools. The military got a few billion and spent it on weapons and uniforms, all kinds of stupid shirt. I don't have numbers, and probably nobody will be able to unravel the amount of waste that the gov't gave out.

 

[superchuck500]

 

[MT15]

Is he the one who has his mask on under his nose? No wonder he’s infected.

 

[wardorican]

I'll have to post this on SR later, I can't get on there from here.

The ones in Yellow are at least showing a blip of slowing down...

 

[insidejob]

More on the ppp

Evidence of PPP Fraud Mounts, Officials Say

Evidence is growing that many organizations took advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program’s open-door design, according to government officials and public data, after Congress set limited criteria for loan recipients.

www.wsj.com

I'm not reading another one of these articles but do have a comment on the majority I read in the past. The PPP was intended for small businesses and corporations like Cheesecake Factory got $50,000,000. What did they do the second they could? Laid off a lot of their workers. What did they do next? Closed a bunch of their restaurants across the globe for good. All while getting to pocket the $50,000,000.

They never needed the PPP money to begin with.

 

[DaveXA]

I'm not reading another one of these articles but do have a comment on the majority I read in the past. The PPP was intended for small businesses and corporations like Cheesecake Factory got $50,000,000. What did they do the second they could? Laid off a lot of their workers. What did they do next? Closed a bunch of their restaurants across the globe for good. All while getting to pocket the $50,000,000.

They never needed the PPP money to begin with.

If they filed for bankruptcy, maybe they needed the money? I dunno, I'm just asking.

 

[insidejob]

If they filed for bankruptcy, maybe they needed the money? I dunno, I'm just asking.

They didn't file for bankruptcy. Just closed select stores worldwide after getting a $50,000,000 cash injection.

 

[DaveXA]

They didn't file for bankruptcy. Just closed select stores worldwide after getting a $50,000,000 cash injection.

Yeah, they closed their stores here, so I assumed they were RIP.

 

[insidejob]

Yeah, they closed their stores here, so I assumed they were RIP.

I assumed the same but walked past an open one this weekend and pulled it up on my phone immediately.

 

[LA - L.A.]

There was rampant fraud. I've read somewhere of only about 25% of the stimulus went to people who needed it the most. A lot of money diverted from public schools and went religious private schools. The military got a few billion and spent it on weapons and uniforms, all kinds of stupid shirt. I don't have numbers, and probably nobody will be able to unravel the amount of waste that the gov't gave out.

I know first hand how easy it is for small business owners to legally direct PPP funds through their businesses to themselves personally and not trickle any of it to their employees.

 

[superchuck500]

A GOP "Save Our Majority" meeting in Georgia, featuring Sens. Loeffler and Marco Rubio (FL).

 

[DaveXA]

A GOP "Save Our Majority" meeting in Georgia, featuring Sens. Loeffler and Marco Rubio (FL).

Hardly surprising. They gotta look the part for the Trumpers to vote for them. Terrible, but par for the course.

 

[wardorican]

Oh, I kinda hope Marco gets covid...

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Add another one to the list...

White House political director tests positive for coronavirus, official says | CNN Politics

White House political affairs director Brian Jack has tested positive for coronavirus, an official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.

www.cnn.com

 

[MT15]

I don’t want any of Biden’s people to step foot in there until the whole White House is fumigated. Jeez, they are so reckless.

My hospital’s Covid census is higher than it has ever been, much higher, almost double what it was during what we thought was our peak last April.

 

[Eeyore]

There was rampant fraud. I've read somewhere of only about 25% of the stimulus went to people who needed it the most. A lot of money diverted from public schools and went religious private schools. The military got a few billion and spent it on weapons and uniforms, all kinds of stupid shirt. I don't have numbers, and probably nobody will be able to unravel the amount of waste that the gov't gave out.

About $7.5 Billion to churches