Tens of millions of people have lost their jobs, tons of businesses have gone under but the best the government can offer is a single $600 stimulus check. If they are going to be so lame, can we?
Tax Turnabout Is Fair Play
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Of course, even one $2,000 check is measly as well. How long can that go? Two months on the outside? One big problem is that wages have not kept abreast with cost of living and inflation. Based on rent, food, transportation, saving for retirement, etc., my salary should be $120,000 a year. It isn’t even close. Were I (and about 100 million others) paid what we were worth and deserved, we wouldn’t have a student loan crisis now because even $100K in loans could be paid off in a few years. Ditto home ownership. Etc.
I hope you’re all strapped in for 2021. It’s gonna be a nightmare. (Um, Biden has already backpedaled on the ‘Remain in Mexico’ issue. That gutless nothing.)
And STRAIGHT TO MODERATION. 2021 will make 2020 look like a gentle kiss from your fantasy lover.