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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
Is anyone else alarmed that the disclosure of the recipients of more than $500 billion in bailout money delivered to businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is such a big secret?. Questions directed to the Treasury Department were answered by saying that information was “proprietary” and “confidential”.
Why? That amount of our taxpayer funds is not insignificant. Heck, the entire budget of the Defense Department is $617 billion! Would we accept that what was being spent by the DOD is a big secret?
I don’t think so. Why?
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My girlfriend has been a close friend of Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin for many years and says he’s pretty much the only trustworthy guy in the Cabinet. Maybe that helps a bit.
I know one of my sons is a cook in an Italian restaurant that is part of a casino. He got a paycheck for three months while unable to work. My other son is a composer of church music who also sells bicycles at REI. Same thing for him. I’m so grateful that their employers and the government kept them going during this terrible time. The first son is now furloughed for a couple months while his restaurant expands, but they’ve promised to rehire him. Meanwhile he’s getting the extra unemployment money, so he is okay. So just because we don’t know the details doesn’t mean people aren’t benefiting. This makes a HUGE difference for my sons.