• dogs0n@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    What’s with the obsession for each side to promise a big check for everyone? Surely the money is better spent on public services rather than bribery…

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      4 days ago

      Conceptually, from a crapitalism standpoint, it’ll jump-start spending. It’d be ‘good’ for the economy. Realistically, they’ll just raise the price on all big ticket items by 6k.

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        3 days ago

        And it’s a one time short term “boom” (for billionaires) that they will happily take credit for (as if it helped your average joe schmoe), even though, if you invest it in useful infrastructure (as an example) instead, you’d see the dividends for decades.