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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2020, 03:50 PM Mar 2020

What could possibly go wrong with a $500 billion slush fund dispensed at Mnuchin's sole discretion?

The White House on Sunday reportedly refused to back down from its demand that a coronavirus relief package include $500 billion, which would be provided to corporations at the discretion of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.

PBS News Hour correspondent Meredith Lee reported on Sunday that the White House was standing firm on the proposal after some Democrats called it a “slush fund.”

A Democratic source told Igor Bobic that the bill would permit the Treasury secretary to withhold the names of corporate recipients for up to six months.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/virus-relief-bill-would-let-steve-mnuchin-hand-out-500-billion-slush-fund-to-secret-recipients-report/

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What could possibly go wrong with a $500 billion slush fund dispensed at Mnuchin's sole discretion? (Original Post) Miles Archer Mar 2020 OP

You mean while the president still owns business's himself? nah .. nothin can go wrong / sarc uponit7771 Mar 2020 #1

That's simply absurd C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #2

Nope, no way, outrageous. bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #3

up to six months, until the elections... its nothing but a slush fund to bribe for his reelection.nt drray23 Mar 2020 #4

Exactly if Democrats go along with this they doc03 Mar 2020 #6

Why not just... Newest Reality Mar 2020 #5

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

1. You mean while the president still owns business's himself? nah .. nothin can go wrong / sarc

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Sun Mar 22, 2020, 03:51 PM

Mar 2020

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

2. That's simply absurd

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 03:52 PM

Mar 2020

I hope both parties say 'no fucking way' very loudly

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)

3. Nope, no way, outrageous.

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Sun Mar 22, 2020, 03:55 PM

Mar 2020

drray23

(7,633 posts)

4. up to six months, until the elections... its nothing but a slush fund to bribe for his reelection.nt

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Sun Mar 22, 2020, 03:58 PM

Mar 2020

doc03

(35,345 posts)

6. Exactly if Democrats go along with this they

Reply to drray23 (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 04:21 PM

Mar 2020

May be handing Trump the re-election.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

5. Why not just...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 04:07 PM

Mar 2020

Cut him a blank check? That's what this is going to be about for the most part, perhaps? Carte blanche for the meritorious and deserving among us and an empty barrel, (hey, at least you got a barrel!) for the rest.

That's a great strategy, BTW, when you are profitable, use that to buy back your stocks like crazy and then whine for a bailout when things go way South.

Oh, they tell us we should have savings, though, don't they? Well of course, so their is something "they" can clean out when you have an emergency. Gosh forbid your spawn would inherit anything, of course. [loud vacuum sounds]

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