US Stimulus Deal Good Enough?

by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman)

According to pro-war, pro-business, anti-peace, equity and justice NYT editors, the woefully inadequate congressionally agreed on $900 billion stimulus package "is good enough (sic)."

Far from it at a time of deepening/protracted Greatest Depression that's far worse than during the 1930s.

Back then, an alphabet coup package of New Deal programs throughout most of decade greatly aided most Americans in need.

When another FDR is most needed, we're stuck with Trump, Biden/Harris in the wings to replace him in January.

At most, they'll likely agree only to throw crumbs alone at ordinary Americans when much more is needed — focusing instead on more greatly enriching corporate America and the nation's privileged class.

It's what Dems have done since the Clinton co-presidency, Obama/Biden deepening their neoliberal harshness.

Calling it "shared sacrifice," it was and remains all about privileged interests "shar(ing)" at the expense of "sacrific(ing)" the welfare and rights of ordinary Americans.

When Biden/Harris replace Trump on January 20, more of the same is coming.

Dismissiveness toward ordinary Americans and the nation's most needy is hard-wired bipartisan policy.

What should be headline news is swept under the rug by the Times and other establishment media — operating as press agents for wealth, power and privilege.

On virtually all domestic and geopolitical issues mattering most, the Times supports unfairness and injustice over the the other way around.

In response to likely enacted into law stimulus on Monday, its editors called the unacceptable bandaid package "a welcome dose of good news (sic)."

It surely is for corporate recipients of billions of dollars in federal handouts that includes plentiful pork.

In stark contrast, Americans in need are being treated dismissively by both right wings of the US one-party state.

Ignoring reality, the Times claimed the measure "will ease the suffering of millions of Americans (sic)." 

"It will help unemployed workers to feed their families and to avoid eviction. It will help small businesses avoid bankruptcy (sic)."

It'll do pathetically little of the above and only short-term.

It's an unacceptable/inadequate fix when large-scale longterm aid is essential for millions of US households in dire need of significant federal help.

Most of so-called help for small businesses will likely go to large corporate favorites.

Small local ones will continue shuttering operations ahead of closing down altogether so large ones can monopolize business sectors across the board.

The Times tried having things both ways with the following remark:

"Congress is not doing enough to meet the full measure of the need. But the relevant question is whether this agreement will help — and the clear answer is yes (sic)."

The "clear answer" is not enough. It's too little short-term when much more is needed.

Along with supporting mass-vaxxing with hazardous to human health toxins essential to avoid, the Times pretended that "economic growth will accelerate" ahead despite evidence suggesting otherwise. 

Saying what Congress and Trump agreed on "creates a bridge from now until then," the Times dismissively ignored the Greatest US Depression that deepening, not easing.

Instead of slamming the inadequacy of what's agreed on, the Times claimed that "(t)here is much to applaud in the details of the agreement (sic)."

It's true only for privileged interests that will cash big on what's shortly to become US law — not for growing millions of long-suffering Americans.

Adding $300 a week through March to expiring unemployment (UI) benefits for millions will do little to relieve large-scale human suffering — nothing for jobless US workers whose UI benefits are exhausted.

The Times and other corporate-owned establishment media support privileged interests exclusively at the expense of exploited ordinary people.

They support what just societies abhor.

They're silent about the made-in-the-USA Greatest Depression in the nation's history.

They support what demands condemnation.

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"Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity"

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