Trump Is Considering Extra Funding To Help Schools Reopen, Says WH Adviser

White House trade adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday that President Donald Trump is mulling setting aside funds to assist with school reopenings in the fall, as part of the federal government’s next round of COVID-19 relief aid.


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Since May, the C.D.C. website has cautioned that full reopeningwould be “highest risk,” and that in both K-12 and higher education settings, the more people interact, “and the longer that interaction, the higher the risk of Covid-19 spread.” The “lowest risk,” the guidelines say, would be for students and teachers to attend virtual-only classes — an option the administration this week began a full-court press against.

Hear that Larry…
Full reopening is HIGH RISK
No amount of money can bribe Covid away!

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Trump Is Considering Extra Funding To Help Schools Reopen

Death benefits?

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Typical Republican - throwing money at domestic problems.

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So basically it’s fucking bribery…:roll_eyes:

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Not sure what the problem is here, the virus is going to disappear very quickly.

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Oh, so instead of threatening all and sundry with taking away school funding, perhaps the White House will make nice and give away some of the De Vos fortune to schools that agree to open despite the pandemic. I assume there will be the usual waivers for parents to sign saying they will not hold the school or the White House responsible for adverse consequences.

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He’ll just throw money at his well-connected cronies and praise himself for it. And there will be distasteful conditions for any dissenters. You can bet Betsy will make sure private Christian schools get plenty.

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Classic union-busting strategy: buy scabs. Fuck these oligarchs.

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At first we had fifteen students, then five, and pretty soon it will be zero.

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Five weeks out from typical start dates, schools need a lot more from this administration than bland statements of being “willing to consider additional aid.” But this is just a bunch of talkers mostly focused on looting and ass covering.

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Hummmm… I smell a scheme to shower private and religious schools with taxpayer money that,unlike public schools, will have no accountability as to how they use that money.

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Gonna have to make up for 40 years of underfunded schools. Oh, and FEMA trailers. Lots of FEMA trailers.

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Let’s see, now the prior threat is being enhanced with the offer of cash? WTF??

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Soooo… where’s the money going to come from?

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Tax cuts. Everyone knows they pay for themselves.

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Lies…lie and more lies.

Protect our children. That’s the number one priority, snark aside.

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White House trade adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday that President Donald Trump is mulling setting aside funds to assist with school reopenings

Two Questions:

a) What does the trade advisor has to do with school openings?
b) Has Larry Kudlow been right about anything ever?

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So let me get this straight, he’s going to set aside money he doesn’t even have, yet?

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Well, with Emperor Fat Ass and “Nostrils” Kudlow promising this, we know the school districts won’t see a fucking dime.

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