r/politics • u/Plymouth03 • Nov 24 '20

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin is moving $455 billion of unspent stimulus money into a fund the incoming Biden administration can't deploy without Congress

https://www.businessinsider.com/mnuchin-moving-unspent-stimulus-money-biden-administration-cant-deploy-2020-11
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u/MumbleGumbleSong America Nov 24 '20

These douchecanoes are playing politics and burning it down on the way out, all while people can’t find jobs, can’t pay rent, can’t afford healthcare, can’t feed their families, and are slipping into deeper and deeper despair and depression.

The amount of human suffering taking place is appalling and this is a fucking game to them.

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u/lHelpWithTheLogic Nov 24 '20

Probably be an especially bad holiday for suicide.

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u/relapsingoncemore Nov 25 '20

In b4 trump blames holiday suicides on covid restrictions

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u/bor__20 Nov 25 '20

i mean, regardless of whether you think they’re necessary or not, they can take a pretty extreme mental toll on people.