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Originally Posted by Jibartik
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It seems to me that the trump administration doesn't want to federally mandate masks or send federal stimulus to people, because that's not what this country is about, but when it comes to sending federal aid in the form of military force that is ok? It just seems to me like a very obvious contradiction. Maybe I am expecting too much because there are a lot of those, but I also am wondering if I got it way off.
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They don't want to federally mandate masks because our outbreak is regional. NY and NJ are over it, CA/TX/FL are spiking. Measures should be tailored to where the problem is. The feds issue guidelines to states and the governors are supposed to implement them based on what's going on locally.
Any talk of federal stimulus belongs to the Congress which disburses all the money. Anything you hear regarding that is Schumer and McConnell maneuvering for position. Please note that the current block is that Trump is pushing for a giant payroll tax reduction and other GOP don't like it.
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The Republican and White House positions changed multiple times as the day went on, with some GOP lawmakers refusing to rally behind the White House’s demand for a payroll tax cut,
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If Trump gets his way everyone still working is going to get a big break on their payroll taxes. Which is also a great incentive to get back to work.
Regarding your last point, the "federal aid" via military police, Trump is mainly protecting Federal property. The government buildings in Portland and other places have been a magnet for the violent looters and the local police have done nothing. There's DHS facilities, Border Patrol offices, Federal Courthouses, offices, etc. Trump is doing two things here. One he is actually protecting the property like he's supposed to, and two he is sending a message that there is some law and order still going on. If you don't do anything it just encourages that behavior - I think we're all past arguing that standing back and letting our new founding fathers do their thing is bad idea. It's also not correct to call them "military police". These guys either work for the Border Patrol or the Bureau of Prisons. They're neither military nor police. I guess technically they're "Agents". Which is cool. Who doesn't want to be an Agent?