Friday, April 17, 2020
The 90 Miles Mystery Video: Nyctophilia Edition #262
Before You Click On The "Read More" Link,
Please Only Do So If You Are Over 21 Years Old.
If You are Easily Upset, Triggered Or Offended, This Is Not The Place For You.
Please Leave Silently Into The Night......
The 90 Miles Mystery Box: Episode #960
You have come across a mystery box. But what is inside?
It could be literally anything from the serene to the horrific,
from the beautiful to the repugnant,
from the mysterious to the familiar.
If you decide to open it, you could be disappointed,
you could be inspired, you could be appalled.
This is not for the faint of heart or the easily offended.
You have been warned.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Democrats need to stop holding small-business help hostage
It’s beyond tragic: The loan program to aid small businesses hit by lockdowns is almost out of cash, yet Democrats still refuse to OK new funds unless their unrelated demands are met.
If small-business closures spike, costing countless workers their jobs, Americans shouldn’t forget the Dems’ cynicism.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin offered ample warning more than a week ago that the $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program would soon run dry; now the fund may be just days from collapse.
Congress created the PPP in its rescue plan last month; the idea was to help small businesses that were ordered shut and seeing little income keep paying workers and creditors. Everyone agreed that was urgent, given these businesses’ economic importance and the threat of cascading collapses as the failure of some small companies pushes others under.
Yet as funds ran low, Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blocked a GOP push for $250 billion to save the program. They demanded more aid at once for state and local governments, hospitals and “community-based” lenders serving minorities, women and others.
And Pelosi’s No. 2, Rep. Steny Hoyer, said Monday the House won’t reconvene until May 4, threatening to let the money run out.
The tragedy is both sides agree on the need for the $250 billion, and Republicans are even open to the Dems’ other asks but want to wait to better assess the...
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