I hate politics and don't want a debate but I have a question

There are many more benefits going to businesses in addition to the checks. But at the end of the day, when someone strongly identifies with a political party their rational thought goes out the window and an "Us vs Them" mentality sets in.

It's a stimulus package, basically the same, but this one is going to be a hell of a lot bigger, than the Obama era stimulus package, which BTW, was agreed on wen Bush was President, but the GOP does not remember that.

It's socialism, if it's done under a Democrat, and the right thing to do, if done by Trump.

You can get in the weeds talking about philosophies and the like, but Trump, like Obama, is (IMO finally and why he's doing it is another topic entirely) trying to do his job and serve the country as a whole, much like Obama did.

Our country and economy is neither exclusively privately capitalist nor socialist, and imo, the role of government is in part, to protect us both from external threats and from ourselves.

Trump, and McConnell, neither of whom I have much love for, like Obama, and countless others in our country's history like FDR, seem to be trying to reevaluate political ideologies to adapt to current realities.

We can debate whether checks, be they tax rebates or handouts are the appropriate measures for government to take, but as long as most of us agree that the government should do something and not nothing in the face of a crisis, there's hope.

Look at it this way. Reagan said government is the problem, and not the solution. But he was really ONLY talking with respect to a particular circumstance. Back in the day, he had no problem with the New Deal.

Your very, very Republican family will always find a way to justify their beliefs. And that's because they're based on belief. Not fact. Unless your Republican family is making more than seven figures a year...they're being duped. But if it ends up that they get a check from the government you might want to make sure they rip it up. Because that's Socialism with a capital "S."

Your assessment is correct. I will say that the situation is a bit different in that Obama worked to regulate banks while Trump did the opposite, but the "bailouts" are essentially the same.

It really is complex, but as @KenjiHarima, said, they are different emergencies at different times. This is only one part of it. Another is: two people do exactly the same thing, but one you like, and one you don’t. You tend to be more forgiving (and may even see it more favorably), when it’s the one you like. It’s human nature. That’s why the Left hate Trump, and criticize him for doing something good...something they themselves wanted to happen...until Trump accomplished it. They say love is blind, and so it is, but so is hate.

Yes. Your family is kind of dumb about this stuff, it happens.

It is a type of thing called cognitive offloading. You basically use something or someone else to think for you. That is why people can't get out of their parties. Think back to school when some students just barely made it. Thinking it literally hard work for some people and they would rather someone else to do it for them.

I think your confusion comes down to a simple matter of stereotypes.

But also there's a difference in the types of emergencies being handled at different times.

It's exactly the same thing. I personally don't care for the lump sum check idea. There are better more responsible ways to do it.

I can't speak for your family - but when President Obama did it, it was good, and when President Trump does it, it's good.

Good is good.

It’s called “yay, team” politics. Basically, the other guy does it, he’s an idiot. Our guy does it, it’s a [b]brilliant[/b] idea. Trump was just as critical of Obama, even though what [b]he[/b] did helped turn businesses around and [b]began[/b] the employment upturn Trump’s been taking credit for all this time.

Whatever help people can get is a good thing no matter what the party is ...

Hey, where do I go to get one of those checks? I have not received mine yet

Did you just delete my shit?