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Economy
Gov. Newsom Says Congress Has a 'Moral' and 'Ethical' Obligation to Bail Out States
2020-05-18
[PJ] California Governor Gavin Newsom weighed in on the question of bailing out states whose budgets have been blown up by the coronavirus pandemic.

Newsom told CNN’s "State of the Union" that a state bailout was not "charity" and that Congress has a "moral and ethical obligation" to help Americans across the country.

The House passed a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill last week which contained almost a trillion dollars to bail out states. It also contained goodies for all — another stimulus check, help for renters, college debt relief, and cash for illegal immigrants.
The Gavster is going to have a very difficult time getting this one 'off the ground.'
Posted by:Besoeker

#16  Shut your gob and fix your state, scumbag.
Posted by: newc   2020-05-18 16:55  

#15  I'll agree to a Federal bail out a state if the current and last 5 Governors (and whomever votes on that state's budgets) submit to lifetime imprisonment.
Posted by: ruprecht   2020-05-18 14:34  

#14  GFY, Gavin.
Posted by: Dave D.   2020-05-18 14:27  

#13  Gov. Nonsense is absolutely sick in the head. And the Feds/IRS are 100% correct in disallowing state taxes as a write-off...just enables these high-tax states to just keep on keeping on with taxes...if their residents can write 'em off on their federal taxes, no sweat off of our backs.

Meanwhile, there are ZERO moral & ethical obligations for Congress to bail out anybody (including Boeing, e.g.), and especially these 'tarded states.
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-18 14:09  

#12  No they don't. Just like the taxpayers are morally obligated to give their money to a state that can't run their finances.

Go broke, become a territory and we'll admit you back in 2-3 pieces after you prove you can be an adult.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-05-18 12:46  

#11  Go bankrupt so cease being a state. Get re-admitted as 3 to 5 states.
Posted by: 3dc   2020-05-18 12:26  

#10  Now, you see, this is every bit as ridiculous as sending ballots to graveyards. We know that Newsom allows homeless freaks to pee and poop on city streets without any masks on their faces. He lets murderous felons out of prisons because he's afraid they'll get coronavirus. He chases good businesses and citizens out of the state with the highest taxes in the country. He squanders billions on illegal aliens. In fact, he has declared the entire state a sanctuary for illegal aliens in violation of federal law and then he wants the feds to bail him out when he spends beyond his means? To Bee or not to Bee...
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-05-18 12:24  

#9  ^ $10 billion freed up each year just from getting rid of the illegals.
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-18 11:10  

#8  Garnish California pensions till the debt to the nation is repaid. Oh, and until the 4-5 million illegals are deported from California. Problem solved.
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-18 11:08  

#7  Newsome doesn't need to move to Venezuela - he's got CA half way there right now. Task should be complete in a couple of months
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2020-05-18 10:56  

#6  I'll hear the governor out if he first goes door-to-door in Malibu. And any payment has to be made using these.
Posted by: Matt   2020-05-18 10:23  

#5  Newsom must be a socialist. He should move to Venezuela.
Posted by: gorb   2020-05-18 09:45  

#4  We're not responsible for the bad decisions that led to bankruptcy by our neighbor(s).
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-05-18 09:31  

#3  Say it this way: Taxpayers of all the other states need to bail out the voters of California for voting in the government they did.
Posted by: Dacama    2020-05-18 07:33  

#2  Wrong.
Posted by: Dacama    2020-05-18 07:31  

#1  You sign contracts without the others consent and then claim they're responsible for your obligation.

It's not a question of moral or ethical obligation, though I'm amused you use the words you have no understanding of.

It's a question of law. In this case the Constitution.

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction" - 13th Amendment

We are not your slaves to keep your plantation running or obligated for your debt.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-05-18 07:20  

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