3.9.21 Bee-otches of the Day: the idiocy regarding COVID-19 and the stimulus bill

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Names: various
Age: various
Occupation: legislators, both right and left
Last Seen: Washington, DC
Bee-otched For: making life harder for normal people

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On Saturday, Americans scored a huge victory. 

The Senate voted 50-49 to allow the $1.9 trillion stimulus package to pass. Soon, it will be on President Biden's desk and many Americans will have an extra $1,400 on their bank accounts. 

But a raise will be out of the question. 

One of the giant problems regarding the stimulus bill were the assholes who set up roadblocks, like the recent Family Guy episode where the first three minutes of every episode of The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show were shown as part of a gag. We had to endure congressmen and senators - including some DINOS - doing everything from cry about why raising the minimum wage should not be a part of COVID relief to Joe Manchin reciting the whole damn bill, which proved to be a waste of time. 

Of course, there's no doubt that getting the package passed took longer than the duration of Avril Chown's career (and like ~99.infinity9% of all Family Guy viewers, I never even heard of Ms. Chown until I saw the episode this past Sunday on VOD. Hell, I don't even know if she's still even alive!). But, at least we'll have $1,400 sooner or later. But, if you're squeaking by, it will help a little. 

The funny thing about the bill is that it now means that many will now get a bump in pay... if you're on food stamps. Ah, food stamps: the government's way of telling big corporations who employ losers like Walmart and McDonald's that their employees don't need a raise. Instead, they'll take care of them themselves. After all, when a Walmart gets built and a traffic signal is installed in front of the store, you pay the tab.

While we're waiting for our cash money, it's no secret that some states are jumping the gun and reopening already, vaccine or not. Here in Michigan, anybody 50 and over can get vaccinated if they have a pre-existing condition. Just recently, Gov. Whitmer allowed restaurants to reopen at 50% capacity. But until you get the vax, it simply just isn't safe. Vaccine or not, over 1500 new cases were reported yesterday in Michigan, bringing the state's COVID count to 659,890. Overall, America is very close to 30,000,000 cases of the disease.

Yes, the weather is getting nicer and the snow is melting. But, for fuck's sake, don't go out unless you need to, and wear a mask! Yes, we're all gonna be $1,400 richer, but put that money to good use! 

The thing is, is that we deserve better than just $1,400. Other countries have been paying their workers to stay home since the pandemic began. Here? If you're essential, you work, and you may die. Hell, I know people in retail who got COVID. It's a sick, sad world.

So, why are members of our legislature - even those with a (D) after their names - so skittish about giving the working class a wage increase? Simple: they don't fucking care. Too many of them kiss the asses of the nation's billionaires just as much as the (R)s do. This is why we need more progressives in legislature to get shit done. But instead, Elon Musk is damn near close to that magical $200 billion mark.

But, considering that she's from Canada where workers have been getting $4000 per month, Ms. Chown probably never has to work, period.

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