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Re:Covid-19 at a homeless shelter in Boston: Implications fo... by stetrain on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @03:08PM (#22881746)
Milk it by tanking GDP? I'm sure that will do well for government revenue this year.

I'm sure Trump was just itching to shut down international travel, recommend reduced productivity, and mail everyone checks. He just needed a good excuse.

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Re:Covid-19 at a homeless shelter in Boston: Implications fo... by kevingadd on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @05:02PM (#22883032)
Sending out checks is pretty popular with voters, which is why he's insisting on having his personal signature on them in an election year.
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Re:Covid-19 at a homeless shelter in Boston: Implications fo... by stetrain on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @05:31PM (#22883316)
I'm just not clear on which government is chomping at the bit to cause a recession given an excuse.
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