Opposed to Bailouts, but in This Case Willing to Take One
Source: New York Times
Opposed to Bailouts, but in This Case Willing to Take One
Some conservative nonprofit groups are seeking financial help to weather the coronavirus crisis. Some liberal organizations are putting aside different qualms to make the same request.
By Kenneth P. Vogel and Lisa Lerer
April 24, 2020, 9:30 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON — Among the applicants for loans from the Small Business Administration’s stimulus package is the foundation arm of FreedomWorks, a conservative operation that advocates small government and made its name opposing bailouts.
“I would love someone to give us free cash,” said Adam Brandon, the president of FreedomWorks, which is working to build support for President Trump’s effort to reopen the economy.
At the other end of the ideological spectrum, liberal groups like the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center and Media Matters for America have also applied for some of the small-business loans, which can be fully forgiven if the recipients use them to keep workers on their payrolls.
The groups on the left may be more comfortable than those on the right with the idea of federal government assistance, but accepting help from an administration they regularly criticize has left them debating how to balance their independence with their ability to keep functioning during an economic crisis.
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/politics/coronavirus-bailouts-conservative-liberal.html
One of the authors, Ken Vogel, referred to this article as a "scoop," which is a term reserved for news articles. I guess this is news.
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UntakenCareOfHat Retweeted
https://twitter.com/Popehat
SCOOP: At least two conservative groups backing TRUMP's re-opening push —
@FreedomWorks
&
@LibertyCounsel
— have applied for
@SBAgov
loans.
FreedomWorks application is notable, since:
1) it opposed past bailouts.
2) it's organizing coronavirus protests.
Link to tweet
= new reply since forum marked as read
from these right wing groups ............this money will have to be paid back.................Fuck that shit...............
