Republican U. S.
Senate candidate Andy Martin has asked Senator Mitch McConnell to renew the
full emergency unemployment benefit. “If Republicans diddle around with 20-30 million
people who have lost jobs through no fault of their own, the Republican Party
will be decimated in November,” Andy says. “But good politics is also good
government. The social costs of cutting off assistance to innocent victims of
Chinese Communist treachery will dilute the rest of the GOP message from now to
November. I still remember the trauma my brother and I felt when we were little
boys and our mom lost her job. We were dependent on her unemployment check. We
worried constantly about enough food, money for rent, gasoline. The injury of Coronavirus
job losses is emotional and familial as well as financial. Under normal conditions
I would be against expanding the deficit and national debt. But in an emergency,
you take care of the American people first. Like, ‘America First.’ Are you
listening President Trump? Do you want to be reelected?”
ANDY
MARTIN /2020
Republican
for U. S. Senator
New
Hampshire
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July 24, 2020
Sen. Mitch
McConnell
U. S. Senate
Washington, DC
20510
Dear Mitch:
I am writing to
you from the front lines of the battle to save America and save President
Trump. I urge you to renew the $600 Covid unemployment benefit. That program
has saved our New Hampshire economy.
Republicans nationally
can’t brag about an economic recovery, while cutting themselves off by
canceling the benefit that caused the upturn.
I know there has
been controversy over whether some people did not go back to work. Reality
check: there are always some people who will abuse a government program. In NH,
full indoor dining has not recovered; many shops are still closed. Across the nation
indoor dining has been blocked. Government has usurped the authority of small
business owners by ordering a “greater good” closure of their establishments.
In my book, that’s a “taking” under the Constitution. So, don’t be cheap with the
“giving.”
The reason the
special payments are a boon to citizens is that they create massive spending velocity.
I am opposed to a “state aid” relief bill. Guess what? The Covid benefit
benefits states and localities through the back door. Everyone benefits. The
money is distributed; then it moves at “warp speed” to landlords, who pay taxes
to local governments. That’s indirect state aid. The money also goes to
utilities, grocery stores and other institutions that have maintained the
spending that gave us the good economic news last month. If the economy recovers,
the benefits become taxable! It’s a win-win situation.
Right now, the virus
is challenging us again. Spending is slowing. If you cut the Covid benefit, I
suspect you can kiss the senate majority away. People who are being evicted
will tear at the heartstrings of the nation, and motivate people to vote
against the president and GOP senate candidates.
I am a balanced
budget guy and if I come to Washington, I will vote for spending restraint. But
not now. We are in a national emergency that was caused by China. The
government-ordered shutdowns of major parts of the economy disrupted tens of
millions of Americans. How can leaders complain when the generous benefits they
approved limited the stress of economic losses?
Do you know how much
stress will be triggered if the benefits are ended? A lot. It’s a losing
approach. Society will not recoup the unemployment money in savings because
there will be other societal breakdowns that cost more, not less, than continuing
the generous benefits in this desperate time .
Here's a tactic
for you: stick it to the Democrats. Pass a simple bill which only renews the
Covid unemployment benefit. Nothing else in the bill. It will be very popular
with all Americans. The president will be a winner and the D’s will be stumped.
It’s good politics.
Good luck.
Sincerely,
Andy
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ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:
Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based
muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show
host, broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of background in
radio and television and with decades of intelligence, investigative and
analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides
insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a
full bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com. See also
www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm
Andy has also been a leading corruption
fighter in American politics and courts for over fifty years and is executive
director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.
He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the
University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law
at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).
He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind
the Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The
Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and
publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com
and www.ContrarianCommentary.com.
Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester,
New Hampshire over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River
and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New
Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.
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