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Wake up, America! The U.S. is not going bankrupt.
By Kent R. Kroeger (November 25, 2020)
The recent Twitter exchange by Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Nikki Haley, the former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., over whether the U.S. can afford direct payments to U.S. households to help with the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic is a shining example of how our two major political parties can unite in constructive dialogue to solve our nation’s most pressing problems.
I’m just kidding.
The AOC-Haley debate over direct financial aid to Americans suffering due to the pandemic was a poopfest.
AOC and Nikki basically told Joe Biden and his call for national unity to go screw themselves.
The AOC-Haley Twitter exchange lasted only a few snarky tweets:
AOC: To get the (corona)virus under control, we need to pay people to stay home.
Haley: AOC, Are you suggesting you want to pay people to stay home from the money you take by defunding the police? Or was that for the student debts you wanted to pay off, the Green New Deal or Medicare for All? #WhereIsTheMoney
AOC: Nikki, I’m suggesting Republicans find the spine to stand up to their corporate donors & vote for the same measures they did in March, except…
