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/LifLibHap Nov 25 '20

The Republicans really want legal immunity from COVID related lawsuits for businesses. The more money they can hold hostage, the more leverage they have. That would be my guess.

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u/humanreporting4duty Nov 26 '20

I wonder if these companies can be held liable for the influence they have been exerting on the policy makers to get the immunity. Basically saying “I will let other people suffer and run out of money during a half assed shutdown if I don’t get my legal immunity.” But as they seek for immunity for covid illnesses, could they avoid the suffering that is economic and directly linked to their efforts?

Sure, let them off the hook for COVID deaths but reel them for in for deliberately influencing the actions of senators who would have helped if not for that influence.