US Covid relief bill smaller than either parties pre-election promises

Re:US Covid relief bill smaller than either parties pre-elec... by mduggles on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @03:47AM (#25428320)

What a shockingly dishonest title. Well first, the relief bill is smaller by a lot because there are now 2 relief packages "worth a total of $908 billion. The first bill, with a $748 billion price tag, will include all the spending both sides have signed off on, including replenished funding for small-business loans, extended unemployment, money for schools and vaccine distribution.

Senators will hive off the other $160 billion into a separate bill. That measure will focus on items that continue dividing the parties, including a business liability shield and aid to state and local governments, Politico and CNN reported Sunday night."

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/14/finance-2...

How about instead of reading totally made up blogs we stick to real news sources with actual reporting?

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Re:US Covid relief bill smaller than either parties pre-elec... by nobody9999 on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:18AM (#25429215)

Matt Taibbi[0] is a well known writer/journalist known for his over-the-top, often obnoxious style.

As such, it's not a "totally made up" blog. That said, he's an acquired taste.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Taibbi

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Re:US Covid relief bill smaller than either parties pre-elec... by konjin on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @03:53AM (#25428358)

>How about instead of reading totally made up blogs we stick to real news sources with actual reporting?

Maybe read more than the title then?

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Re:US Covid relief bill smaller than either parties pre-elec... by cma on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @04:50AM (#25428643)

The article never mentions the liability thing, which is key (at least searching liability I didn't find anything).

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