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DublexxMAGA
This will all be over after the election just like the Liberals and Chinese planned
raknor88
In other breaking news, Water is wet!
arfysdad
It's almost like this government is for the few at the expense of the many.
craigjorgensen69
Is anyone else the least bit miffed that the Senate is currently in recess? Like how are they taking a vacation right now?
EnvoySix
Which side pushed for oversight? Which side made sure there wasn't any?
Gogglebottle
Breezier
Revolution is required at this point.
ProbablyDrunkAgain
The same as it always was
EnvoySix
Which side pushed for oversight? Which side made sure there wasn't any?
Lasgo
Neither and neither. Both sides wings work for the same head.
ObliqueRay
Ok, here's the thing, when you repost a news article on Imgur. the least you can do is write a paragraph to summarize it.
RandomIsotope
I will give the usual Imgur reply of "Just Google It" and that should cover the summary.
kayakninjas
Also a notable recipient: the Ayn Rand Society. I guess government aid is a blight on society right up until they get a piece of the pie.
movethebongos
You where stockpiling all those guns and claimed it was because the 2nd amendment said you could if your gov was corrupt. Well...?
slidewhistlesymphony
Don't tell me you're surprised...
a1s2de
Spoiler alert! They not gonna be held accountable for any of this
Lasgo
I thought you said spoiler alert...
SaintRocco
Siliconhobbit
*sighs* The entire US Gov't system needs an entire overhaul. Sadly, only an actual revolution will ever change that now.
aneyeholeman
I am shocked. SHOCKED!
Zdrast11
yikes
Becker37
And yet we do nothing about it. I don't see either side throwing a fit and demanding this wrong to be corrected.
ruint
I hate these wealth extractors as much as anyone else, but the figures i've seen are claiming like 0.5% went to sponsors
a1s2de
We all knew it from the moment it was suggested. How is this a surprise to any one?!
Toldavf
fine them for a fraction of the amount they stole......
HeyOP
seanthompson19884
You do realize that Democrats also allowed that to happen right? Stop blaming the man and blame the system
iceColdBlueSnow
Who am I supposed to vote for? The Republican who's blasting me in the ass or the Democrat who's blasting me in the ass.
Onlyfuturamamemes
ObtuseDoorFrame
The candidate most likely to beat Trump. Is this really a difficult question to answer?
iceColdBlueSnow
It’s from always sunny.
aneyeholeman
When people from other countries wonder why Americans are so afraid of taxes, this is why. Most of us have spent our entire lives 1/?
aneyeholeman
watching shit like this happen repeatedly. The whole system has become so corrupt that, until things are fixed, we will never see any 2/?
aneyeholeman
benefit from paying higher taxes. I've been to countries where taxes are high yet largely well-spent and I can only hope that we 3/?
aneyeholeman
are able to achieve the same thing one day. 4/4
xGoldBondx
Remember the stock sell-off AKA insider trading that happened right before the Rona came to town? Pepperidge Farms Remembers
CaldariBob
But they investigated themselves & found nothing wrong!
TheVermonster
Yeah curious how my stock account dropped 30%, and is now fully recovered despite the economy doing no better.
Safebox36
Not insider trading, market manipulation. A far more serious crime.
purina5
Surprisingly...or not it's not just republicans. Pelosi was one of the first mentioned
Gigi211
*not
ReubenForScuba
It is also the trump admin disclosing the recipients and it’s only SOME of the names
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valen00
sure, just don't let that stop you from voting come November. In the choice between not great and terrible don't pick terrible.
IflingPoo
Great advice - Trump 2020!
Murmull
*unsurprisingly* the system is broken and corrupt, both sides are a part of the club that you are not invited to.
BrokeMyFunnyBone
Not saying she's an angel, but stop falling for propaganda from the right.
shirtdesignerj5
Amen! You know it.
putcleverusernamehere
*we. That we are not invited to
Murmull
different country, im not invited in mine either. butt less so :D
PerkasieEric
Onlyfuturamamemes
CrunchyOverCreamy
I’d say it’s working as intended.
biomechanic2010
Yeah, I need to look into it further, but I heard the claim that our constitution is for protecting the interests of our wealthy founders
Murmull
It's working as intended for the 1% that have spent decades/billions lobbying for it to work for them.
PuzzledCompletely
Note the word "some" in the post. We need the whole list. Also, we need a windfall profits tax.
vowofloudness
It's pretty much everyone who owns part of any business with employees.
HornyPolice
Context matters
seamusmcfly
THANK YOU
jethz
Not discarding that some the rich got richer, but turning this into "Pelosi got money from this" is kind of dishonest.
Thor400
We keep seeing Russian talking points pop up on reddit/ imgur.. huh I wonder why /s
hammersquirrel
It's incredibly dishonest and is being pushed by the 'both-sides' crowd who benefit from voter apathy
putcleverusernamehere
This president, and this Congress, is raping and pillaging as we watch and, so far, do nothing. https://vote.org
scramblebaby
I'm sure they were happy to release that information.
Rman12
Not her biggest fan but it was a company her husband owns and supposedly he was not part of the decision making of applying for the relief.
nichfra
Owns is still a big word for a less than 10%stake.
Baladain
That depends on how big other people's stakes are. In some companies 10% gets you a seat on the board.
nichfra
Not in this case afaik. Also when someone says "I own a company" nobody is thinking they mean "I have a seat on the board".
jofo97
sittingherethinkingthinkingimsittingherelisteningtoyou
IamNotAshamed
Her husband has an 8% share in a company that got aid.
seveneljeven
And no decision making power
AzizLiiiiiiiiiiight
People who think it's just "the other side" are a problem
LurkingAtTheOffice
Yep our system is infested with scum.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
her husband owns less than 5% of a company that received a loan. that is not even close to the rampant self-dealing of the trump admin
DarkestHappyTime
8.1% is a seat at the table.
gtmiller
Pelosi has been in dubious situations for years. Don't defender her, the whole reason Russia gate wasn't about money is because damn near
gtmiller
everyone is guilty of doing it. For Pelosi Insider Edition reported it back in 2012.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
and all this bullshit “oh im too cool for either political party” is voter suppression that you are falling for - this 100% trumps plan
razi099
You give trump too much credit.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
fair - its probably more accurate to say its his puppeteers’ plan but theres a character limit
razi099
Wow. Trump derangement syndrome. The democrats are just as corrupt. Wake up.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
imagine being so invested in a such an obvious conman that you think moral outrage at criminal behavior is some kind of derangement.
razi099
I don’t like trump. Didn’t vote for him in 2016. Your comment is proof of your illogical dislike for him. The media has you.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
ThE mEdIa HaS YoU - 130,000 americans are dead, tens of millions unemployed, and countries with competent government are blocking US entry
seveneljeven
Evidence of this relevant to topic?
razi099
Absolutely! It’s all over the internet. Ignorance is a choice in the age of information. Take some time, research. Outside the mainstream.
razi099
For the record, I am not a trump supporter. I also don’t support the looney dems. To support the left/right paradigm is insanity.
seveneljeven
Then it should be easy to provide one piece of evidence. Link please
HolyCringeLordBatman
Person making the claim provides the evidence "Do research" is not a data point.
mcmachack
If you are truly surprised you haven't been paying attention
craze
yeah I got news for you if you thought it was just the R's lol. It is both sides corrupting the system for personal gain.
PerkasieEric
This can’t be- not Pelosi. She kneeled with kente cloth & showed how she is normal by interviewing in front of her TWO commercial fridges...
DumbledoreDali
They’re all the same at the top. Makes no difference on which side of the aisle they sit.
Sakkura
Since they only disclosed some of the recipients, I wonder if they skewed it to hide Republicans and show Democrats.
vowofloudness
They skewed it to only show companies that received over $150k, which seems unlikely to favor either group.
Sakkura
Okay that's pretty fair.
zyxzevn
Finally something everyone can stand behind.
IconicM
Do you have a 401k or own any stocks? If so, you are also an owner of a company that benefitted from this!
Lasgo
Nope and nope!
razi099
Not surprisingly. To think dems are good and republicans are bad is falling for it.
CarrieUnderboob
And vice versa. It's two companies that benefit from keep us distracted with wedge issues while they rape this country for all it's worth.
Mandarinduckmama
Do you know Nancy Pelosi had five (5) children???
DarthLabradoodle
The shit they fight about is just to distract you and me. Multiple multi-millionaires, never having held any other job but elected office.
mormacil
Almost as if there was already widespread distaste for Pelosi before Trump took office.
NuclearMonk
It was a trade-off: Quickly available w/ min. criteria or delay the aid as all the eligibility rules get figured out. Based on the
NuclearMonk
the uncertainties at the time, most businesses would be stupid NOT to apply for assistance.
NuclearMonk
The more interesting piece will be what loans get forgiven.
ButterScotchMulletBlender
So the super rich got more money and the poor got fucked again? Weird.
spacecowboyein
Well, it still helped the poor. The PPP program saved a huge number of jobs. There was just also self dealing
Thephedora
Oligarchy.
CrispyNougat
Crazy how nature do that.
SophieClockwise
And Americans will do absolutely nothing about it, while the people openly stealing accurately boast about there being no repercussions.
FairylandTrashCollector
TacoBellBody
This what the GOP lives for.
aneyeholeman
Have you tried being not poor? I've heard that can help.
Slindrin
Thanks Brittany! You've saved us
IAmAnthonyStark
I’m finding it more alarming how used to it we all are. Not really angry anymore...we just accept it as life now :(
FiendishDoctorWuTangClan
Yknow that happens so rarely I'm sure its just a misunderstanding
Mechame
Yeah, 2009 was 11 years ago... that's like, a lifetime in dog years. Now be a good dog, and clean up the scraps off the floor.
Voidmind
You got $1200 you ungrateful swine.
ButterScotchMulletBlender
At first I was like, f u, but then I realized you were being sarcastic. ;)
Skynet2xx
Yeah, common! And it's not like we will be paying for those cheques for the rest of our ?
lovethecapybara
Oh no, not those ones. We will be paying for the millions that Kanye, Kushner, and McConnell's wife got..
CrispyNougat
thats... not a lot.
lovethecapybara
It's the federal minimum wage for working a month of 40 hour weeks, but that just means federal minimum wage is not enough.
Quylein
I'm taking this as sarcasm
Voidmind
It was lol
bamcobra
Neighbor meets all the published qualifiers, been trying since April to enter deposit info on the Get My Payment tool. “Info not available”.
bamcobra
All the news about potential second check has her about ready to go Postal.
ShloobyRoo
Same here, I have friends bragging about bonus 600 a week from their job plus a $1200 check, saving so much money. I haven't seen anything
bamcobra
I’m genuinely sorry. If neighbor finds a solution, I’ll pass it on. As it stands now, about the only option she has is to ask for help from
FourLegsGood
Power comes from ownership of the means of production. That's why laws are created to stop workers owning their labour.
FourLegsGood
"To secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be 1/
FourLegsGood
Possible upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange, and the best obtainable system 2/
FourLegsGood
Of popular administration and control of each industry or service." - original Clause 4 of the UK Labour Party. Capitalist Tony Blair 3/
FourLegsGood
Abandoned it and changed it into non-committal political speak nonsense about "potential" and "opportunities". 4/4
ramshackleackle
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?
FiendishDoctorWuTangClan
FourLegsGood
Is this a real quote or a fictional one?
SemiC0L0N
It’s a very real quote made by a fictional character.
Cha0sForever
Would you kindly tell us?
fraxinusoleaceae
Wow what bad apples. I'm sure it's an isolated thing that can be handled without deeper structural change.
CodeChimpin
I am afraid your irony is probably lost to most.
DonMc
Almost shocking...I'd laugh, but it's so fucked.
JimmiRustler
Hahaha hahaha people voted for this. Your country voted for this. 50m people. I sincerely hope it taught you all something
makeSX
Do you really think they learned anything from this? I mean they are strugling with the masks, how do you think they can understand this?
Shaukhan12
Dont worry it will trickle down
CSlice06
The correct response isn’t to not act surprised and shrug your shoulders, it’s to be outraged and vote and do other things to help change it
gurragurra
Surbies
Wow. Will his fucking followers ever think shit like this is Bad? Because it’s the fucking perfect example of swamp.
flamingflamingo
No. They don't read articles like this. Or watch the news. Or read books. Or newspapers. They just post memes and get drunk.
opi098514
Well it’s not just republicans on this list.
lloyd2287
Thisisbullshitalready
They love being his servile masses, so no.
Eldibs
Yeah, but it's their swamp. His voters are the kind of people who would piss in their own well just to keep you from drinking from it.
debthepleb
But they will all one day be millionaires just like this and then they would want this kinda treatment for themselves too.
bamcobra
Underrated comment that absolutely hits the mark. It’s the explanation for why people consistently vote against their own interests. +1
Syaoron
The problem is maga people don't care. Its all about fucking over the people they hate. They don't care if they are crooked.
Johnny5dicks
It's just like wrestling. All the assholes have someone to root for because they hate the actual good people.
jetflight
Psst! Congress is controlled by Democrats... Also, swamp is a natural, necessary part of nature. Crooked politicians are not.
TallowsRevenge
Read your replies and live how you jump to insults when you are wrong. Also just because you're ignorant doesn't mean the other side is too
ThatShiftyMonkey
House is controlled by Dems, Senate is controlled by Reps. CONGRESS is not controlled by one party right now.
ratfaceddog
Haha, you don’t know the difference between the House and the Senate, do you?
jetflight
Damn they must be getting sloppy in Санкт-Петербург. Anyone in US, or knowing about it, knows "Congress" is colloquially used to refer to1/2
ratfaceddog
It refers to both collectively, according to the US Constitution. That’s not a colloquialism. It’s ignorance.
jetflight
100% of Americans that are not willfully retarded like you know that saying "Congress" means "House". 100%.
jetflight
the House of Representatives, while the Senate is the Senate. I'm honestly surprised they didn't teach you that in troll school, comrade.2/2
ThatShiftyMonkey
Congress is the House and Senate. Anyone using "Congress" to refer to just the House is incorrect, not using a colloquiallism.
faultysage
Some of these probably needed the loans. Hotel, car dealership, restaurants, casinos all would probably need it.
DonMc
They could also have saved enough working capital to weather a downturn. Or was it the corrupt government giving away billions?
DonMc
Guess we're pretty sure how that went.
faultysage
You know how they would have weathered the storm? Furloughing or firing employees. The PPP loans were to prevent that.
PerkasieEric
Not to mention the billions higher Ed institutions have and left untouched while taking aid and keeping tuitions the same as pre-pandemic.
Soggybathroomsock
Casinos need money to stay afloat? Fuck that, make Adelson chip in! He won't because he practically owns the GOP, but still.
PerkasieEric
As a person who has friends employed by a casino, glad they received a loan and kept them employed. Salary+stimulus check=food and home.
Soggybathroomsock
You're right, employees are better off because of it, but they should be taken care of by their employer. Not like they ain't got the cash.
PerkasieEric
PerkasieEric
Totally agree with that. The fact remains there are just a few people and corps with most of the money. Could definitely distribute more.