Wear Your Mask - COVID-19 Thread II

[robkelk]

Senior Biden official to CNN on potential for further covid relief aid

"No. There might be something small for restaurants. But the economy is booming, there are millions of open jobs, and we do not believe people should be sitting at home if they are vaccinated and boosted, as most adults are," the senior official said when asked if additional stimulus legislation was being taken seriously.

The official added, "So we are not going to write checks to incentivize people to sit at home, and we are not going to bail out businesses if the economy seems strong," leaving the possibility open "if something changes."

So, we (read "the government") basically gave up, how's y'alls Wednesday?

Restaurants need help in the USA? Next you'll be telling me people in the USA are retiring en masse because of the pandemic...

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