We are 10m jobs short, virus is spreading, millions are a weeks away from losing benefits, we should not wait any longer to act. The idea that we can get a better deal if we delay until February is both wishful thinking and ignores the suffering now. nytimes.com/2020/11/14/bus…
No legislation signed after 1/20/2021 can help anyone in November or December of 2020 or even much of January 2021.
Also means schools get nothing now etc.
So delaying until next year by definition can’t get more for people when they most need it.
Also means schools get nothing now etc.
So delaying until next year by definition can’t get more for people when they most need it.
If your goal is to get more for people in Feb/Mar/Apr/etc. next year also have more leverage now: (1) McConnell more reluctant to give Biden a win; (2) vaccine distn will strengthen hand of arguing to just wait and (3) pressure of GA won’t motivate McConnell.
Maybe Dems win both seats in GA (p<.25). Even then, more plausible that passing something now would enable them to add more/longer than that it would crowd out by a large margin.
Or bad Dec jobs number motivates action, but won’t change vaccine coming argument.
Or bad Dec jobs number motivates action, but won’t change vaccine coming argument.
In sum, a 0% chance waiting gets more in Nov/Dec/Jan. A 10% chance waiting gets us more in Feb/Mar/Apr.
I really don’t want to gamble with the economy or people’s lives at a time like this, especially with those odds.
I really don’t want to gamble with the economy or people’s lives at a time like this, especially with those odds.
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