Republican coronavirus bill hits roadblock in U.S. Senate; negotiations continue

[bristolboy]

19 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:

 

 

 

Hey, did you donate to the fund for Amazon workers? Didn't see anything on the WaPo about it. They know who signs their paychecks and controls their career prospects.

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20200320133040/https://amazonrelieffund.org/

 

 

It is interesting that you mention Amazon though not for reason you came up with. One huge problem with this loan program is Trump: he is not hesitant to use his power to punish corporations whom he deems are against him. He took a big dislike to Amazon because Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post. A judge has just ruled that the award of a 10 billion Pentagon contract to Microsoft instead of to Amazon was improperly awarded.

U.S. judge says Amazon likely to succeed on key argument in contract

challenge

 

Amazon, which had been seen as a front-runner to win the contract, filed a lawsuit in November just weeks after the contract was awarded to Microsoft. Trump has publicly derided Amazon head Jeff Bezos and repeatedly criticized the giant online retailer.

The Amazon lawsuit said the Defense Department’s decision was full of “egregious errors,” which were a result of “improper pressure from President Donald Trump.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/u-s-judge-says-amazon-likely-to-succeed-on-key-argument-in-contract-challenge-idUSKBN20U0QC

[tlandtday]

1 minute ago, bristolboy said:

It is interesting that you mention Amazon though not for reason you came up with. One huge problem with this loan program is Trump: he is not hesitant to use his power to punish corporations whom he deems are against him. He took a big dislike to Amazon because Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post. A judge has just ruled that the award of a 10 billion Pentagon contract to Microsoft instead of to Amazon was improperly awarded.

U.S. judge says Amazon likely to succeed on key argument in contract

challenge

 

Amazon, which had been seen as a front-runner to win the contract, filed a lawsuit in November just weeks after the contract was awarded to Microsoft. Trump has publicly derided Amazon head Jeff Bezos and repeatedly criticized the giant online retailer.

The Amazon lawsuit said the Defense Department’s decision was full of “egregious errors,” which were a result of “improper pressure from President Donald Trump.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/u-s-judge-says-amazon-likely-to-succeed-on-key-argument-in-contract-challenge-idUSKBN20U0QC

Who cares about Jeff Bezos he sure as hell doesn't care about his workers who he sees only as low wage slaves.

[lannarebirth]

7 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

It is interesting that you mention Amazon though not for reason you came up with. One huge problem with this loan program is Trump: he is not hesitant to use his power to punish corporations whom he deems are against him. He took a big dislike to Amazon because Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post. A judge has just ruled that the award of a 10 billion Pentagon contract to Microsoft instead of to Amazon was improperly awarded.

U.S. judge says Amazon likely to succeed on key argument in contract

challenge

 

Amazon, which had been seen as a front-runner to win the contract, filed a lawsuit in November just weeks after the contract was awarded to Microsoft. Trump has publicly derided Amazon head Jeff Bezos and repeatedly criticized the giant online retailer.

The Amazon lawsuit said the Defense Department’s decision was full of “egregious errors,” which were a result of “improper pressure from President Donald Trump.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/u-s-judge-says-amazon-likely-to-succeed-on-key-argument-in-contract-challenge-idUSKBN20U0QC

 

Can't disagree with that. For me it falls under the heading of Theomachy.

[lannarebirth]

So, the House just passed the Stimulus Bill by a voice vote, so there is no accountability for any member.

[Chiphigh]

9 hours ago, bristolboy said:

I've been thinking about it and maybe you're right, Maybe there is something wrong with NPR and PBS getting millions in a health care crisis. Pretty damned sneaky! Thank goodness the honorable Republican ladies and gentlemen in the Senate would never stoop to exploiting a national crisis to help a special interest group...oh wait a minute...a report is coming in now...

Bonanza for Rich Real Estate Investors, Tucked Into Stimulus Package

A small change to tax policy could hand $170 billion in tax savings to real estate tycoons.

Senate Republicans inserted an easy-to-overlook provision on page 203 of the 880-page bill that would permit wealthy investors to use losses generated by real estate to minimize their taxes on profits from things like investments in the stock market.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/coronavirus-real-estate-investors-stimulus.html

 

Can anyone think of a very prominent real estate tycoon who would benefit from such a bill?

You are heavily biased as usual. 

 

After showing direct funds going to items completely unnecessary for the crisis, then you post an opinion piece that says "could" benefit real estate in an already existing tax code. 

 

Another very weak feckless deflection. 

[bristolboy]

5 hours ago, tlandtday said:

Who cares about Jeff Bezos he sure as hell doesn't care about his workers who he sees only as low wage slaves.

It's not a matter of sympathy for Bezos. It's about abuse of power by Trump and the reason for it: Bezos owns the Washington Post.

[bristolboy]

2 minutes ago, Chiphigh said:

You are heavily biased as usual. 

 

After showing direct funds going to items completely unnecessary for the crisis, then you post an opinion piece that says "could" benefit real estate in an already existing tax code. 

 

Another very weak feckless deflection. 

Could benefit? Really? So ya think people in a position to take advantage of it won't? They're just going to leave all that money sitting on the table? Why would that be? 

[Chiphigh]

[Chiphigh]

2 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

Could benefit? Really? So ya think people in a position to take advantage of it won't? They're just going to leave all that money sitting on the table? Why would that be? 

Again, there is nothing in the bill that I see that is a change from the existing tax code. Stop the ridiculous emotional outrage. 

[Chiphigh]

5 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

It's not a matter of sympathy for Bezos. It's about abuse of power by Trump and the reason for it: Bezos owns the Washington Post.

Abuse of power? You really are desperate to get the election results you wanted. It is truly sad to see this level of irrational hatred. 

[bristolboy]

26 minutes ago, Chiphigh said:

Again, there is nothing in the bill that I see that is a change from the existing tax code. Stop the ridiculous emotional outrage. 

Well if there's nothing you see - and I guess that means you've gone to page 203 of the bill and inspected it yourself - we'll just have to take your word over the experts who make their living from exploiting this kind of loophole. 

Here's a link to the bill. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/25/820759545/read-2-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill

Not that you need it since you apparently have already seen this section. And I guess the Republicans inserted it as a team building exercise and not because it would have any practical consequences.

 

[bristolboy]

34 minutes ago, Chiphigh said:

Abuse of power? You really are desperate to get the election results you wanted. It is truly sad to see this level of irrational hatred. 

I guess the judge in that case was desperate, too. She ruled that Amazon was likely to prevail. I guess it's possible that the people at the Pentagon just threw the usual criteria for deciding such matters out the window and made an egregiously wrong decision.