Post Ironic

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Feb 9, 2013
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I’m pretty sure you’re thinking of Canada
That’s us, yeah. But I believe democrats in the house are proposing it for you too. Doubt it passes the senate though. They gonna call it outright communism.

Is it all federal, the aid there? Or do states offer something too?

Here, the federal government gives up to $2000 (or 55% of your working wage if less) without restrictions usually placed on it like certain amount of work hours to qualify, two week waiting period after last day of work, etc. But the provincial government here in B.C. is also offering $500/ month income + $500/month rent assistance I believe. So one could possibly end up with $3000/mth which is crazy.

I’m still working full-time, myself. But unemployment getting pretty high in Canada, and some essential service businesses like grocery stores Have had to raise wages to find enough workers (government helping with this too)
 

Enron

Tickle Me
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Oct 11, 2005
75,658
That’s us, yeah. But I believe democrats in the house are proposing it for you too. Doubt it passes the senate though. They gonna call it outright communism.

Is it all federal, the aid there? Or do states offer something too?

Here, the federal government gives up to $2000 (or 55% of your working wage if less) without restrictions usually placed on it like certain amount of work hours to qualify, two week waiting period after last day of work, etc. But the provincial government here in B.C. is also offering $500/ month income + $500/month rent assistance I believe. So one could possibly end up with $3000/mth which is crazy.

I’m still working full-time, myself. But unemployment getting pretty high in Canada, and some essential service businesses like grocery stores Have had to raise wages to find enough workers (government helping with this too)
states do unemployment as well but most are out or running out of money, some of the west coast states able to do a lot, but most of the east coast states are spending money on medical stuff

I’m still working full time but our first us workers were laid off in Kansas City. Fortunately Utah hasn’t locked down as hard as other places.

one big point of contention for gop types is paying people more aid than they would get from unemployment or their normal job, cause you know they don’t deserve it. We’ve put most of our concentration of having too much rather than just taking care of people going through unprecedented timee
 

Osman

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Aug 30, 2002
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Its crazy, cuz article says the innocent bystander tailor who's store was blazed with 100 rounds by 60 cops, is Iraqi immigrant. Can you imagine you escape from that war, only for your peaceful new yankee existence turn into a scene from Fallujah
 

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Oct 11, 2005
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Its crazy, cuz article says the innocent bystander tailor who's store was blazed with 100 rounds by 60 cops, is Iraqi immigrant. Can you imagine you escape from that war, only for your peaceful new yankee existence turn into a scene from Fallujah
it was insane. started several miles away. the police put out a buliten asking for any injured or harmed people to come forward because there were so many bullets flying.
 

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L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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Just sat through earthquake number 564
Is it a local saying now to say, "What the frack?"

If you can sustain this WFH thing, you should ask for it to be permanent and move your ass to Montana, 1200 will last you a couple of months there.
A couple months in Montana for me usually involved a tranny hooker and some blow.

they could just take it from mr bezos and mr gates. and then build an actual economy
I was thinking of exactly that!

Trump could actually do some good for once. He hates Bezos as it is. And anyway, that guy is destined to die in a New Zealand prepper compound murder-suicide with his Chipmunk-in-a-Wig girlfriend. So why not make good use of his billions and share the love in UBI checks for everybody?

Free drinks on Turtle Head.

(You laugh, but this is how revolutions start.)

What did you guys have for dinner?
Dourada grelhado, served whole, with steamed broccoli and cauliflower and potatoes and a lime pie for dessert, delivered by a Brazilian.

My favorite fish in Lisbon, really.

I like how you guys celebrate shelter-in-place there in Utah.
 

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