Wisconsin's Sen. Ron Johnson worried coronavirus relief bill would incentivize people to 'not show up to work'

Kinja'd!!! "MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
03/16/2020 at 20:58 • Filed to: covid-19, coronavirus

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Did somebody tell him that’s kind of the point?

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DISCUSSION (23)


Kinja'd!!! farscythe - makin da cawfee! > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 21:03

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he doesnt need to worry......only the salaried people will stay home

none of the poors that are paid by the hour


Kinja'd!!! Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 21:11

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Fuck Republicans trying to block this bill. There are no good arguments against it, so this kind of thing is all we'll see.


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 21:16

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In a sensible world this guy would have had his ass handed to him in the Senate parking lot by his fellow senators of both parties.


Kinja'd!!! SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 21:21

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[cough][sneeze][sniffle ] I'm OK, Mr Johnson. Here's your coffee. Would you like anything else before I go home?


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 21:24

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How does this moron think people are going to work if everything is shut down?

These idiots realize people are eventually going to start getting very angry if everything is forced to close and working class people are hung out to dry?

This ain’t China.


Kinja'd!!! fintail > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 21:25

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LOL what would he know about work?

Another personification of American conservative thought from the state that gave us Paul Ryan.


Kinja'd!!! Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > someassemblyrequired
03/16/2020 at 21:28

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Finally, a bipartisan cause we can all get behind.


Kinja'd!!! MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > fintail
03/16/2020 at 21:53

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Wisconsin has a proud progressive history, I hate  the recent trend of electing ignoramus conservative tools like Walker, Johnson, and Ryan. I hope Evers election is just the beginning of a new trend.


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
03/16/2020 at 22:01

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This is true. 


Kinja'd!!! The Ghost of Oppo > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 22:12

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Like progressively hunting Reds?

I joke, kinda. McCarthy is just the only other Wisconsin politician I can name. I will state on the record  I am a fan of Wisconsin cheese, beer and movie critics.


Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 22:42

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Wisconsin now has a much stronger culture of “I got mine so fuck you” conservatism, unfortunately. 


Kinja'd!!! fintail > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 23:18

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I wonder what happened to that history. Well, I know what happened, a certain generational demographic gained undue influence , it happens out here too.    I’ll hope for Wisconsin’s sake - if not, their well-being won’t improve.


Kinja'd!!! superdave847 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/16/2020 at 23:41

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He’s one of the dumbest in the most deliberative body in the world.


Kinja'd!!! jimz > someassemblyrequired
03/17/2020 at 03:53

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in a sensible world younger people would get off their asses and vote instead of sitting around bitching about what happens when they do nothing but complain. 


Kinja'd!!! jimz > fintail
03/17/2020 at 03:54

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Doug Stanhope had the best answer for why things are the way they are:

“Because old fucks vote. ”


Kinja'd!!! jimz > DipodomysDeserti
03/17/2020 at 03:55

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so far the working class has been pretty effectively gaslighted into believing the poor are the cause of all of their problems. 


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > jimz
03/17/2020 at 04:11

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I’m pretty poor compared to some of you fuckers and all I see is rich folk getting sick.


Kinja'd!!! jimz > DipodomysDeserti
03/17/2020 at 04:12

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I’m referring to why people keep voting for slime like him.


Kinja'd!!! MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > The Ghost of Oppo
03/17/2020 at 06:34

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Lol... look up Bob Lafollette and the Wisconsin Idea. https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS417

Wisconsin is responsible for a lot of the progressive policies that the federal government does have.


Kinja'd!!! MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Textured Soy Protein
03/17/2020 at 06:34

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Especially in the Milwaukee suburbs


Kinja'd!!! haveacarortwoorthree2 > Chariotoflove
03/17/2020 at 08:08

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Yeah, not so much. We announced that we were paying our hourly employees if they were sick. At one store, they forgot the manager was in their text group - they all started planning when they were going to call in sick to get their 2 weeks of pay for not working. I am sure the same thing is going on where we don’t have visibility. Meanwhile, salaried employees are forgoing their 2019 bonuses (were to have been paid this month, hourly employees got their bonuses in December) to help fund the payments for hourly employees who aren’t working - oh, we also are at work trying to keep things afloat so people actually have jobs to come back to when this is over.

This unnecessary class warfare stuff is part of what’s wrong with the US today.


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > haveacarortwoorthree2
03/17/2020 at 11:51

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Oh, I think we were talking about the usual situation where an hourly person works the hours or doesn’t get paid. I know people who will come in regardless because they need their income. 


Kinja'd!!! fintail > jimz
03/17/2020 at 13:21

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That’s pretty much it. Add in some temporarily embarrassed millionaire syndrome and addiction to ridiculous bootstrap fantasy, and here we are.