Before the election the Democrats were incentivized to push through a big bill to help people, and the Republicans were incentivized to push through a big bill to help them win the elections.
Pelosi killed the deal, believing Trump was a larger threat than a lack of stimulus.
But now that we're past the election the Republicans don't really have any reason to pass a large stimulus bill.
Which leads us to a tiny bill.
And neither do the democrats since they already won.
No, not really.
In the same way I have no proof that a coin which lands heads 50 times in a row is biased.
Complete Covid liability exemption for businesses is one of the provisions in the bill you're saying the Democrats should have passed.
Just making sure where you stand. That's all.
Their fragile world view remains intact, while none of their constituents pay the price.
Just the make sure where you stand.
Amazon has pending lawsuits about this in multiple countries. Meat packers are staring down lawsuits about this across several states. These lawsuits cover millions of employees.
If you are trying to argue that there was just a single instance of this kind of offense, you're in a world of fantasy.
And it's a tossup as to whether they're going to get more from the lawsuits or from government assistance--both are going to be woefully inadequate.
That's odd. White House staffers said it was the president[0].
[0] https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-stimulus-negotiation...