(03-19-2020 06:43 PM)Chappy Wrote:  

(03-19-2020 06:06 PM)Old Blue Wrote:  I remember as a child talking to my grand parents about dealing with the great depression. They told me, although times were hard, and jobs that payed money were hard to come by. It brought families and communities together. My grandmother related these were some of the happiest years of her life. I myself am looking forward to this very needed thing to happen to this generation. We need this more than a great economy.

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It would be great if people would come together.

But only within 6 feet!

(03-19-2020 06:43 PM)Chappy Wrote:  

(03-19-2020 06:06 PM)Old Blue Wrote:  I remember as a child talking to my grand parents about dealing with the great depression. They told me, although times were hard, and jobs that payed money were hard to come by. It brought families and communities together. My grandmother related these were some of the happiest years of her life. I myself am looking forward to this very needed thing to happen to this generation. We need this more than a great economy.

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It would be great if people would come together.

Oh but they have! They came together on cruise ships, airliners, ski resorts, hotels, restaurants, St. Patrick's Day parties and what has it done for us? A $2 Hooker doesn't spread like this virus!

(03-19-2020 05:01 PM)tigtoodawg Wrote:  I would prefer an income tax holiday for a couple of weeks than a check that is going to be taxed. But if 75K is the limit as I've seen I a'int getting anything anyway, just like when Obama did it.

How does a tax holiday help someone who has lost hours or lost their job because of the pandemic?

'what you want' has absolutely nothing to do with addressing the need.... and as you note, people like us aren't the target of the program in the first place so with respect, who gives a flying **** what would be preferable for 'us'?

I mentioned this on the Rice board, but will repeat here. The Germans have a thing called kurzarbeit ("short work") where, in order to stave off unemployment, the government will pay, say, 50% of an employee's compensation in order for the employer to keep him/her working. I'd like to see us do something like that.

The more limitations you put on it, the slower it gets out and the harder it is to police.

give it to everyone
on the 2020 year tax form, ask 'did you get the money' (and we would know because of SSN's on the form)..... if they say no, start an audit/paper trail
if your 2020 AGI is < 'x', enter 0 (you keep it all)
if your 2020 AGI is > 'y', enter the amount you were given
and a scale between x and y

Subtract that number from your AGI

(I may have gotten backwards the adds and subtracts, but you know)

(03-20-2020 09:36 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  I mentioned this on the Rice board, but will repeat here. The Germans have a thing called kurzarbeit ("short work") where, in order to stave off unemployment, the government will pay, say, 50% of an employee's compensation in order for the employer to keep him/her working. I'd like to see us do something like that.

Someone posted that Halliburton was doing that in Houston. People work every other week.