@no1marauder saidnot a recession in the typical sense...even though democrats made it as bad as they could. Republican states did not suffer the same fate as dem run states. recession? depends on where you live. My area boomed, schools did not lose much time off. But we had a republican gov.
You weren't aware there was a worldwide recession last year? Here's some US figures:
"Real GDP decreased 3.5 percent in 2020 (from the 2019 annual level to the 2020 annual level)" https://www.bea.gov/news/2021/gross-domestic-product-4th-quarter-and-year-2020-advance-estimate#:~:text=Current%2Ddollar%20GDP%20decreased%202.3,(tables%201%20and%203).
In April 2020, the ...[text shortened]... s Mott, maybe Fox or Breitbart or Newsmax didn't mention it, but the US fell into recession in 2020.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/09/us-officially-in-a-recession-but-its-different-than-2008.html
@mott-the-hoople saidAbsolutely, the Democrats took advantage of the Covid outbreak by making things as bad as possible economically in order to hurt Trump. They didn't care about the country, they just wanted to ruin America before the 2020 election in order to grab votes.
not a recession in the typical sense...even though democrats made it as bad as they could.
30 May 21
@dood111 saidYou guys believe in fairy tales; there was significant increases in unemployment in virtually all States regardless of the who was Governor there:
Absolutely, the Democrats took advantage of the Covid outbreak by making things as bad as possible economically in order to hurt Trump. They didn't care about the country, they just wanted to ruin America before the 2020 election in order to grab votes.
" Since the onset of the current recession, the unemployment rate for every state and the District of Columbia surpassed levels seen during the Great Recession."
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R46554.pdf
The idea that Democratic governors would worsen economic conditions in their own States just to defeat Trump in States he wasn't going to win anyway is laughable.
30 May 21
@no1marauder saidnever before has the govt paid people not to work, that is the reason for high unemployment. That is a typical way dems keep people on the plantation.
You guys believe in fairy tales; there was significant increases in unemployment in virtually all States regardless of the who was Governor there:
" Since the onset of the current recession, the unemployment rate for every state and the District of Columbia surpassed levels seen during the Great Recession."
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R46554.pdf
The idea that De ...[text shortened]... tions in their own States just to defeat Trump in States he wasn't going to win anyway is laughable.
They give them a temporary meager existence, then pull the rug out from under them later on.
several republican govs are turning down the money and people are going back to work in droves.
@mott-the-hoople saidActually, the government has paid unemployment benefits for more than 80 years. High unemployment was to be expected in a deadly pandemic, one exacerbated by the gross incompetence of the prior administration in dealing with it.
never before has the govt paid people not to work, that is the reason for high unemployment. That is a typical way dems keep people on the plantation.
They give them a temporary meager existence, then pull the rug out from under them later on.
several republican govs are turning down the money and people are going back to work in droves.
Republican governors have no problem impoverishing their own people to benefit the upper class. That's why they are Republicans.
31 May 21
@no1marauder saidSo, which would you rather be, Marauder..... A republican, or a socialist ?
Actually, the government has paid unemployment benefits for more than 80 years. High unemployment was to be expected in a deadly pandemic, one exacerbated by the gross incompetence of the prior administration in dealing with it.
Republican governors have no problem impoverishing their own people to benefit the upper class. That's why they are Republicans.
Why won't you answer this question
31 May 21
@averagejoe1 saidWhy not both?
So, which would you rather be, Marauder..... A republican, or a socialist ?
Why won't you answer this question
31 May 21
@no1marauder saidsome more of your shytweaseling... of course unemployment benefits have been in place...but the EXTRA $600 has not.
Actually, the government has paid unemployment benefits for more than 80 years. High unemployment was to be expected in a deadly pandemic, one exacerbated by the gross incompetence of the prior administration in dealing with it.
Republican governors have no problem impoverishing their own people to benefit the upper class. That's why they are Republicans.
31 May 21
@averagejoe1 saidYou mean ....... a capitalist or a socialist ....... don't you ??
So, which would you rather be, Marauder..... A republican, or a socialist ?
Why won't you answer this question
You should present your choices more definitively.
31 May 21
@mott-the-hoople saidYou're a little bit behind the times, Mott:
some more of your shytweaseling... of course unemployment benefits have been in place...but the EXTRA $600 has not.
"This payment is an extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which was once worth $600 per week but has offered $300 per week since late Dec. 2020."
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/third-stimulus-package-unemployment-benefits-extension/
Unemployment benefits in most Republican States are meager, usually less than $300 a week and come with a requirement to actively seek employment. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/23/average-unemployment-insurance-payment-in-each-us-state.html
Dropping families into this level of impoverishment is a typical Republican strategy.
31 May 21
@averagejoe1 saidNever been either and have no wish to be.
I was being kind..... OK, to Marauder, would you rather be a Capitalist, or would you rather be a Marxist?
31 May 21
@no1marauder saidAnswer the question, WHICH would you rather be?
Never been either and have no wish to be.