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They say that "it's a bunch of radical left-wing priorities disguised as a pandemic bill". What they mean is that they really don't want to give money to state
by disgruntledphd2 6y ago
They say that "it's a bunch of radical left-wing priorities disguised as a pandemic bill".
What they mean is that they really don't want to give money to states and local governments, because they believe it will be poorly spent. This is problematic because these governments can't borrow, so will need to cut services in the midst of a pandemic.
Additionally, the Republicans are pushing strongly for a liability shield for employers from Covid deaths/cases, which the Democrats don't like.
Additionally, a bunch of Republican senators have found debt-reduction Jesus again, in the midst of the pandemic (even the IMF, those bondholder-buring, water-privitising backstards have said that now is not the time to worry about debt).