On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared that raising the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 in a standalone measure is not going to happen, and accused Democrats of advocating “socialism for rich people.”
“The data show that many upper-middle class Americans have kept their jobs, work remotely, and remain totally financially comfortable,” McConnell said.
“On the other hand, some of our fellow citizens have had their entire existences turned upside down and continue to suffer terribly,” he continued. “We do not need to let the speaker of the House do socialism for rich people in order to help those who need help.”
According to Politico, McConnell used the phrase “socialism for rich people” four times during his address.
“Borrowing from our grandkids to do socialism for rich people is a terrible way to get help to families who actually need it,” McConnell said.
“Washington Democrats took President Trump’s suggestion and skewed it so the checks would benefit even more high-earning households,” he added.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who has been pushing for $2,000 checks in a rare agreement with the president, disagreed, contending that “virtually nothing goes to the very, very rich.”
“The overwhelming majority of those funds go to the middle class, the working class, low-income people who in the midst of the pandemic are in desperate economic condition,” Sanders stated.
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