More On: bailouts
Over half of NY restaurants face closure without COVID-19 bailout
From bailouts for the rich to stimulus for the dead, Congress has already made its incompetence clear
Hospitals flush with cash got billions in coronavirus bailouts
Lawmakers make push to offer coronavirus bailout for auto industry
JPMorgan Chase secures $15 billion for second round of PPP funding
It’s being reported that part of the $2 trillion deal to bail out the economy, signed by the Senate and the White House, is that Trump family businesses cannot receive taxpayer assistance. Why is this fair? As I’ve written before, I don’t think elected officials should benefit from their office. But they shouldn’t be penalized …
It’s being reported that part of the $2 trillion deal to bail out the economy, signed by the Senate and the White House, is that Trump family businesses cannot receive taxpayer assistance.
Why is this fair?
As I’ve written before, I don’t think elected officials should benefit from their office. But they shouldn’t be penalized either.
Once we go down that road, why would anyone who has been successful in their lives run for public office or hold an appointed position? Only unsuccessful people with nothing to lose will take these jobs.
Let’s take this a step further. What if the Secretary of the Treasury has money in a bank that goes bankrupt? Should his money be ineligible for Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) guarantees?
Of course not.
I know a lot of people are out to get President Trump, but play the game fairly.
