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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #880 on: December 29, 2020, 07:04:24 PM »
Yes they did. In the March Coronavirus relief bill, Mitch McConnell gave the Kennedy Center the first million. Pelosi then raised it to $35m.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/27/why-kennedy-center-got-money-bailout-bill/


https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/trump-kennedy-center-funding-stimulus/index.html
So please tell me why that center that is closed since March needs $35 million and why they are sending them additional money? Makes no sense

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #881 on: December 29, 2020, 07:08:07 PM »
So please tell me why that center that is closed since March needs $35 million and why they are sending them additional money? Makes no sense
Believe it or not there are expenses to running a museum even when it's closed. Staff, maintenance, etc.

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #882 on: December 29, 2020, 07:20:25 PM »
Are you suggesting that the Senate doesn't have the power to amend appropriation bills?
Very limited
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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #883 on: December 29, 2020, 07:23:49 PM »
Feelings don't care about your facts

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #884 on: December 29, 2020, 07:40:25 PM »
So please tell me why that center that is closed since March needs $35 million and why they are sending them additional money? Makes no sense

Do you realize that its the Democrats that gave them this additional $35m? And you're saying they care more...

Believe it or not there are expenses to running a museum even when it's closed. Staff, maintenance, etc.

$35m worth of expenses?

Off the beaten track we go again.

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #885 on: December 29, 2020, 07:51:34 PM »
$35m worth of expenses?
What part of it doesn't make sense to you? The Kennedy Center has 1400 employees. At $7000/mo that's $100m/yr. There are also office and warehouse rental bills.

The Kennedy Center president even forgave her salary for the year.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/the-kennedy-center-is-facing-more-hard-choices-its-president-explains-why-shes-forgoing-her-salary/2020/03/26/2cc86ae4-6f97-11ea-a3ec-70d7479d83f0_story.html

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #886 on: December 29, 2020, 07:58:00 PM »
The Kennedy Center president even forgave her salary for the year.

Wow, I'm duly impressed.

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #887 on: December 29, 2020, 08:01:15 PM »
Wow, I'm duly impressed.

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Did the airline CEOs give up theirs? Do you realize we're paying many billions for their salaries and don't even own them?
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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #888 on: December 29, 2020, 08:14:03 PM »

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #889 on: December 29, 2020, 08:14:39 PM »
Did the airline CEOs give up theirs? Do you realize we're paying many billions for their salaries and don't even own them?

Honestly, its irrelevant.
None of that money is going to land in the layperson pocket anyway. And I'm okay with that.

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #890 on: December 29, 2020, 08:24:44 PM »

The Kennedy Center president even forgave her salary for the year.

Considering that her salary is $1.2 million, I hope she still has something left from last year. Also, probably more than 40% of her salary goes to tax anyway so she is not giving up her full salary out of her pocket. The government actually may lose out by such a high earner forgoing salary.

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #891 on: December 29, 2020, 08:28:52 PM »
Also, probably more than 40% of her salary goes to tax anyway so she is not giving up her full salary out of her pocket. The government actually may lose out by such a high earner forgoing salary.
This is so ridiculous I don’t even know where to start.
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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #892 on: December 29, 2020, 08:57:21 PM »
This is so ridiculous I don’t even know where to start.

You can start with the fact that her salary is $1.2m.

The part that you quoted is just a side note  :P.

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #893 on: December 30, 2020, 04:16:07 PM »
It seems that advance stimulus payments will only be based on 2019 returns. Not on the 2018 or 2019 as the first round

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #894 on: December 30, 2020, 05:06:21 PM »
It seems that advance stimulus payments will only be based on 2019 returns. Not on the 2018 or 2019 as the first round

Meaning that those who didn’t file 2019 return won’t get one and it’ll be a credit on their 2019 or 2020 return?
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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #895 on: December 30, 2020, 05:08:13 PM »
It seems that advance stimulus payments will only be based on 2019 returns. Not on the 2018 or 2019 as the first round

The only reason they needed to include 2018 is because last time around it was before the filing deadline for 2019.

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #896 on: December 30, 2020, 08:04:22 PM »
Meaning that those who didn’t file 2019 return won’t get one and it’ll be a credit on their 2019 or 2020 return?
Only on the 2020 return

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #897 on: December 30, 2020, 08:05:30 PM »
The only reason they needed to include 2018 is because last time around it was before the filing deadline for 2019.
But with the IRS not processing mailed in returns over the past 6 months it will effect a lot of ppl if it's true

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #898 on: December 31, 2020, 01:20:41 AM »
But with the IRS not processing mailed in returns over the past 6 months it will effect a lot of ppl if it's true

In today's day and age its not so difficult to file electronically. On the contrary, in my opinion it's way easier and this will avoid this issue for all these people.

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Re: Coronavirus Stimulus Aid Package
« Reply #899 on: December 31, 2020, 02:04:43 AM »
For some mind boggling reason, the irs shuts down their efiling systems for over 2 months each year, from nov-jan.