So are people below the filing threshold getting nothing? -- 757 03/25/2020 5:35PM
So Republicans might hold this up because unemployment is too generous? -- wahoo138 03/25/2020 3:02PM
Hopefully, there is a provision for doubling federal lawyer salaries. -- ryno hoo 03/25/2020 4:45PM
The poors just can't be trusted the way Boeing can ** -- Beerman 03/25/2020 3:30PM
Will the poor be required to pay back their loans? -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 3:42PM
Will the stupid be asked to be quiet? Hopefully in your case ** -- HiwasseeHoo 03/25/2020 4:26PM
What loans will the poor be getting under the package? ** -- 111Balz 03/25/2020 4:07PM
What payouts will Boeing get that don't require repayment? -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 4:16PM
I think he was making a comparison of the relative degree of pettiness -- 111Balz 03/25/2020 5:12PM
Trump willing they will -- Beerman 03/25/2020 3:43PM
Yes, Boeing and others will need only pinkie swear. Oh, and go -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 3:48PM
I'm not saying they should or they shouldn't, but this is a real thing -- Joey Wahoo 03/25/2020 3:27PM
From this old farmer market guy, I have been thinking of your -- Shenhoo 03/25/2020 3:45PM
We just got clarification that pick your own or upick farms are still -- Cold Hoober Hoo 03/25/2020 4:04PM
I agree, but the order said farmers markets are "non-essential"... -- Joey Wahoo 03/25/2020 4:13PM
I only have one customer that uses farmers markets to sell her -- Cold Hoober Hoo 03/25/2020 4:20PM
Farmer's markets are closed. Our crops are planted but we may not... -- Joey Wahoo 03/25/2020 3:54PM
Joey did you get this from your extension agent? -- Cold Hoober Hoo 03/25/2020 4:08PM
No. Thanks for sharing it. -- Joey Wahoo 03/25/2020 4:16PM
We do a CSA and that’s what our farmer is doing. A drop off/pick up spot. ** -- WahooMatt05 03/25/2020 4:26PM
I wonder if you could set up a smaller “unofficial” market with a -- Cold Hoober Hoo 03/25/2020 4:23PM
Probably the issue is mostly the complexity -- KCHoo 03/25/2020 3:42PM
Sure, but I don't think the effect of this on low paid workers -- Joey Wahoo 03/25/2020 3:49PM
They should just send everyone in the country a check -- KCHoo 03/25/2020 3:55PM
And those working would also be subject to payroll taxes and Fed/state tax -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 3:36PM
Unemployment benefits are subject to income tax but not FICA. -- Shenhoo 03/25/2020 3:42PM
Thanks. That was my assumption but wasn't sure. ** -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 3:45PM
A really big deal here is health insurance. When the company pays 75% of -- Shenhoo 03/25/2020 3:53PM
Yep. People are forgetting the health insurance aspect. -- KCHoo 03/25/2020 3:56PM
Shen makes a good point but at these wage levels where this exceeds their -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 4:00PM
You are looking at the wrong group. -- KCHoo 03/25/2020 4:46PM
Yep...COBRA is brutal if people are forced into that** -- Tuckahokie 03/25/2020 3:59PM
It is - the rates often add insult to injury for someone looking for work -- RickPerry 03/25/2020 5:45PM
I think that's why they were talking about opening up the exchange window -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 4:02PM
In some areas the ACA is a horrible option...case in point is Albemarle -- Tuckahokie 03/25/2020 4:04PM
Nope. Still horribly messed up in Albemarle, Louisa, Fluvanna and Cville. -- PalmyraHoo 03/25/2020 4:26PM
I think the third time you explained it we all got it. Hope all is well, -- southdenverhoo 03/25/2020 5:36PM
I think I got it the 8th time, but school was hard for me. ** -- Shenhoo 03/25/2020 7:01PM
That is a biggie...heck , think about the people in Albemarle County with -- Tuckahokie 03/25/2020 3:55PM
What a petty thing to complain about right now. I'm sorry -- wahoo138 03/25/2020 3:32PM
I think you're missing the point. Would you still trade places if it meant -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 3:38PM
That’s silly because the “more money to stay home” will only be here a -- southdenverhoo 03/25/2020 5:43PM
It just seems like a petty thing to hold up a $2 trillion bill -- wahoo138 03/25/2020 4:13PM
When Nancy held it up she was killing us all. I guess we're expendable -- Shenhoo 03/25/2020 4:43PM
I’d think long term job security would outweigh short term unemployment ** -- WahooMatt05 03/25/2020 3:42PM
Maybe there is some logic behind it that I'm not seeing... -- Joey Wahoo 03/25/2020 3:38PM
They were okay with it until they realized it helped poor people too much ** -- WahooMatt05 03/25/2020 3:17PM
"Incentivizing layoffs." GOP worried about paying "deadbeats" again? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/25/2020 3:05PM
"Guidance that no American would earn more by not working than working." -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 3:28PM
Uh-huh. Just like all those people buying prime steaks with food stamps and -- Seattle .Hoo 03/25/2020 3:51PM
WTF are you babbling about and how on earth did you get that from my post? ** -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 3:55PM
That extra $100.00 or so a week will buy a nice BAFSTV (maybe 2!!!) ** -- Tuckahokie 03/25/2020 3:53PM
I shoulda trademarked that term! ** -- capwater 03/25/2020 10:52PM
Prices have come way down! ** -- 81_Hokie 03/25/2020 4:15PM
Because a small percentage of the poorest people -- wahoo138 03/25/2020 3:11PM
Did they cut the $600 for the very poor? -- hooshouse 03/25/2020 3:18PM
It's $1200 up to $75k income then it tapers -- wahoo138 03/25/2020 3:22PM
I think the math is more like $20.00 per hour...and as drafted those -- Tuckahokie 03/25/2020 3:41PM
$600/wk equals $15/hr for a 40 hour week ** -- wahoo138 03/25/2020 3:47PM
Yes. But I'll admit I'm also confused because I thought the $600 was above -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 3:53PM
In the model I saw that Federal and State benefits were added together ** -- Tuckahokie 03/25/2020 3:48PM
I'm not sure gig/seasonal workers are going to get any state benefit -- wahoo138 03/25/2020 3:52PM
Serious question, what is your beef with that? -- Moneyshot 03/25/2020 3:29PM
My beef is the idea that a handful of the poorest among us getting an extra -- wahoo138 03/25/2020 3:40PM
Sorry... I’m not feeling your outrage on this -- Moneyshot 03/25/2020 3:47PM
Does your sense of fairness apply the execs et. al. Who will surely benefit -- Hooooooooooooooo 03/25/2020 4:00PM
Yes...I really don’t like bailing anyone out...but necessary evil here -- Moneyshot 03/25/2020 4:06PM
Plus 2 yrs after repayment, I believe. ** -- Hoodafan 03/25/2020 4:14PM
The policy is already written and has been agreed upon -- wahoo138 03/25/2020 3:50PM
The issue as I see it -- WahooMatt05 03/25/2020 3:21PM
Using Pelosi math every $1.00 of unemployment benefit returns $1.63 to the -- Tuckahokie 03/25/2020 3:46PM
The bill gives laid off employees their full u/e benefit plus another $600 -- Joey Wahoo 03/25/2020 3:31PM
They haven't done anything yet; its mostly posturing imho ** -- Quaker 03/25/2020 3:17PM
Exactly...2 Senators from the most racist State ** -- Tuckahokie 03/25/2020 3:18PM
Elizabeth Warren didn’t sign on to this -- WahooMatt05 03/25/2020 3:22PM
But it shows what’s important to them (and who isn’t important to them) ** -- WahooMatt05 03/25/2020 3:18PM
You wouldn't want to jeopardize stock buybacks or executive bonuses. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 03/25/2020 3:13PM