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Re:Facebook says it has removed promotion of anti-quarantine... by otterley on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @02:23AM (#22932516)
That legal barrier already exists - and the proscription is very broad. Why do you think we’ll just rip the bandage off instead of gradually phasing rent and mortgage payments back in?
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Re:Facebook says it has removed promotion of anti-quarantine... by mehrdadn on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @02:36AM (#22932571)
Has there been a shortage of misgovernment recently that you think they'll take care of everyone, especially the poor?
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Re:Facebook says it has removed promotion of anti-quarantine... by buckminster on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @08:41AM (#22934394)
There has been no suggestion that this debt will be cancelled. If a family can barely make ends meet in normal times, how will they pay back several months' rent arrears? And what will happen when they don't?
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