@ChuckWagon645 @RepThomasMassie Like all government programs it was a giant scam but regardless of what you name it, it effectively was welfare in exchange for not laying off employees, not a loan.
Concepts are hard
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@RepThomasMassie Strange it says this but a program fraught with fraud, given to millionaires and billionaires and “forgiven” has become expected in this country.
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Bless your heart if you thought PPP was a loan program. PS, I didn’t vote for it and I didn’t take it.
President Biden Archived@POTUS46Archive
Some of the same members of Congress who supported a bill that'd block student loan debt relief had millions of dollars in PPP loans forgiven. But when it comes to hard-working Americans getting student debt relief, that’s where they draw the line? It's wrong.
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@HenryKarlsonIII @RepThomasMassie How many companies would have taken the “loan” if it weren’t promised to be forgiven before they signed it?
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@RepThomasMassie By definition, it was called a LOAN. It was a LOAN program. But it is funny how you think it is fine to deceive people and really use it to give money to the rich, and think that is fine, while thinking programs to help the poor are evil. Shame on you. God stands with the poor.
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@ntsbfh @RepThomasMassie Words mean things. You can name/structure it legally as a loan but if the only reason anybody took it was because they knew it wasn’t really a loan…then it’s not really a loan in any meaningful sense.
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@RepThomasMassie It WAS a loan program, with qualified forgiveness built into the legislation.
YOU and your cronies on Capitol Hill could have passed legislation forgiving student loans, but you failed to do so.
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@Fan777Movie @RetiredCrimeDog @kenlightofsaint @Sarcasmcat24 @soledadobrien 😂😂 you need Clarence Thomas to explain it to you, Einstein?
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Congrats on screwing over other people of color, ma'am! (Particularly those whose efforts in civil rights paved the way for your family to come to America!)
Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork
I told my daughter that today is a big day. They’ve ended affirmative action. “Isn’t it what you’re been fighting for?” she asked. I said yes.
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@punkrockproseco @RealSpikeCohen That’s not at all what the ruling says but it’s an interesting debate nonetheless
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You should be allowed to refuse service, to anyone, for any reason.
And if you didn't want to serve me, I'd rather not give you my money anyway.
Another good SCOTUS decision.
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@sixf33tdeep @JuuustinBrown @Tiger_Azian The real question you need to ask yourself is why a bank would feel comforting loaning a couple million 17 yr olds a sum of money they’re not likely to be able to repay any time soon?
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@JuuustinBrown @Tiger_Azian I think it’s predatory to get a 17 year old to take out loans like this, if I wanted to get any other type of loan when I was 17 I would have been laughed out the door
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@SCMountainGoat You forgot to tell her she's overreacting. This is a highly effective method to make her realize, whatever she's upset about, isn't that big of a deal.
Also, try putting a cape on her when she's mad and say "now you're super mad!". Works every time.
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Young men new to the dating scene. A little advice for when she gets mad at you.
Theres a few options:
1. You can tell her to calm down. (Highly effective).
2. You can tell her she’s wrong, and then explain to her why. She will be highly receptive to this. Trust me.
3. Or you can simply ask her if she’s on her period. If she is, she will acknowledge that she’s being irrational because of her hormones, and defer to your wisdom.
Follow me for more relationship advice.
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@MooseHamilton @Oilfield_Rando Correct, although it’s important to note that “aligns with the right” is far more likely to be good for EVERYONE in reality than “aligns with the left” is
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@Oilfield_Rando The only time you will see 9-0 is when a ruling aligned with desires of the left is legitimately the constitutional ruling. A ruling aligned with the desires of the right, no matter how blatantly the correct constitutional interpretation, will at best be 6-3. Pathetic.
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Not a single liberal Supreme Court Justice thought an American shouldn’t be forced to make a gay marriage website.
The left sends hardened reliable soldiers to the courts. The right sends prudent jurists. Which side wins that battle in the end?
Greg Price@greg_price11
🚨🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court has ruled in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis that Colorado cannot use an anti-discrimination law to force a website designer to create a website for a gay marriage.
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@ListComesForAll @ACTBrigitte Someone put The List on The List for this one
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@SchuylerGrace2 @JenWEsq No, moron. Not like that.
Any other questions?
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That’s literally not what the SCOTUS said, but considering Kris has never practiced law, I’m not surprised she’s confused.
Instead, the ruling confirmed that people providing expressive services cannot be compelled to use their artistic skills to say things they disagree with.
AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes@AZAGMayes
Today, a woefully misguided majority of the United States Supreme Court has decided that businesses open to the public may, in certain circumstances, discriminate against LGBTQ+ Americans.
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@JDHaltigan Incredible, isn’t it?
Just a shocking mix of dishonesty and stupidity, where the only real question is the exact proportions of the mix which really isn’t that interesting.
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The hackery of Hayes just never ends. The decision was principled, excellent, & the correct one. The issue of legacy admissions is a separate one. Jesus. This is not hard.
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes
The SCOTUS decision was awful and will make things worse *and also* the current elite college admissions process is insidious and perverse.
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@MendlovitzMark In what universe is the practical impact of the state not being able to compel speech relatively small?
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The practical impact of the Supreme Court decision in Creative LLC v. Elenis, forbidding contractors from being forced to violate their conscience, is relatively small, but the Left is flipping out because of its symbolic impact. Just like they want to force you to expose your kids to drag shows, celebrate their "Pride" events, take you out of the decision making process when it comes to your child's "transition", and many other related things, they want you to "bake the gay wedding cake" and "design the LGBTQ celebration website" whether your conscience is violated or not. This is all part of their vindictive revenge against traditional society toward which they harbor such deep resentment. Forcing you to bake the cake and build the website is rubbing your nose in it. Their motto "love is love" is a mask for a lot of intense hatred.
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@heyitsgeetha @TheGetchell @BarbMcQuade Clearly not 😂😂
Nobody who properly understands the ruling would tweet what she tweeted.
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@TheGetchell @BarbMcQuade Excuse me Adam the swimmer,
I dare say Barbara McQuade, who was the US District Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and is now a law professor at U of M teaching criminal law, criminal procedure and national security law, understands the ruling far better than you.🙄
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I have a religious objection to bigots. Can I now deny them services, too? nytimes.com/live/2023/06/3…
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@Charles95684721 @HarmfulOpinion No they were arranged to be forgiven in advance of the agreement. How many companies would borrow the money if they had to pay it back?
Close to none?
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@HarmfulOpinion And they were loans- as in they had to be paid back.
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@hippiemama2002 @mjs_DC This is why you pass legislation in your state. That’s who the power ultimately belongs to in this matter. Live by the federal bench creating laws, die by it.
Gay marriage would pass in most if not all states at this point, no? It’s at like 70% support across the country.
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@mjs_DC Spot on, as always… they’re coming for it and it’s infuriating. That’s why we need to keep fighting to expand the court.
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@mjs_DC What are the implications of that since gay and interracial marriage have been codified?
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@Beragon correct. it's part of the fedsoc membership, like being a AAA member
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A fair compromise might have been that they strike down the Biden debt relief but every student borrower gets a billionaire sponsor family like the Justices do.
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@RepRalphNorman I'm noting all the bluechecks in this thread saying the difference is that PPP was legislated with waiver in mind. True. But that's not the argument Norman is making. He's making an equity argument: it's not fair, etc. Try agian.
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You cannot “cancel” student loans any more than you can cancel a car payment or credit card debt. That money has to come from somewhere.
Proponents of this literally wanted student loan debt transferred to other people. It’s obnoxious.
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