Remember $2,000 checks? Well… Dems are working on $1,400 checks, so you’ll get to $2K when they’re combined with the earlier $600 stimulus. It’s not *quite* a bait and switch, says economist @StephanieKelton, but “my sense is that an awful lot of people are responding” badly.

Jan 15, 2021 · 1:09 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @StephanieKelton
That’s a great point
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow
Thank you for having me.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @StephanieKelton
The question is: where are the checks? Are they in the mail? Usually when someone says a check is in the mail, it isn't. First, there were $600 checks. Then a promise of $2,000 checks. And, now, $1,400 checks, which they tell us add to $600 checks to make $2,000. But where?
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @StephanieKelton
She's wrong, it's certainly a bait and switch. The marketing intent is clear. The deceit was intentional, and the MSM is powerless to report truth because oligarch ownership has it's privilege's.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @StephanieKelton
Why is this math so hard?
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @StephanieKelton
I and many others thought we were getting $2000 checks if Georgia won. Over promising and under delivering is not a good strategy. Let’s hope this is not a sign of what’s to come with this admin.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @StephanieKelton
Understandable. Voice your dissatisfaction and give the dem reps time. Unlike the GOP, they can be reasoned with.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @StephanieKelton
Biden said the 2k checks will go out immediately if we won back senate.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @StephanieKelton
@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @neeratanden - This is not the time to start breaking promises. This is penny-foolish, pound-foolish.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @StephanieKelton
That’s the way I thought it was going to be, 1400 to go with the 600 to make it 2000 that McConnell wouldn’t put through. It’s better then nothing.
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