Biden says a $900 billion stimulus plan "would be a good start"

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

President-elect Joe Biden said that while a $900 billion stimulus package would help Americans in need during the pandemic, "it's not enough."

"That that would be a good start. It’s not enough. It’s needed, and they should focus on the things that are immediately needed," Biden told CNN today. "And what’s immediately needed is relief for people in their unemployment checks, relief for people who are going to get thrown out of their apartments after Christmas because they can’t afford to pay the rent anymore, relief on mortgage payments. Relief on all the things that are in the original bill the House passed."

Biden added: "But here’s the deal; if Mitch McConnell just brought the bill up, just put it on the floor, I believe, senator believes, or soon-to-be former senator believes, that it would pass. But it’s a start. But look, people are really hurting. They’re scared to death."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-trump-us-election-news-12-03-20

[mr_lebowski]

1. I wouldn't be downplaying $900,000,000,000 if I were Joe ... that's a LOT of dough ...

Frankly I cannot fathom Turtle signing off on anything even close to that.

[LizBeth]

2. Hey you and I mostly agree on this stuff, I think, but I like what I heard from Biden here on

encouraging this get done. I do not feel like he was downplaying 900B and it was good to hear Biden get behind it while clearly saying more was needed, this now though because in the now people are desperate.

It seems like we have discussed this in the past, maybe it was another.

[drray23]

4. what matters is not just the amount

it is how the money is allocated and if the bill is littered with poison pills.

[yaesu]

3. I hope settling for less isn't going to be a prelude of things to come

the package is a nothing burger, will make corporate rental agencies very happy, will do nothing for workers that don't qualify for unemployment, funds will be abused by wall street conglomerates. Will leave many americans penniless but boy we can sure afford 7$trillion plus bailing out wall street.