I’m used to hearing people say, “It’s all about the Benjamins,” referring to someone who has sold their principles for money. A Benjamin refers to $100 bills, which have the face of Benjamin Franklin.
So we refer to politicians who support positions we don’t like as having taken money to align with the lobbyists or the donor with a lot of Benjamins. Of course, these days we have documentary evidence drawn from campaign finance records.
But what do you call a bill worth $1,000? Does it even exist?
It did, but not any more. I asked my friend teacher-blogger Arthur Goldstein the question, and he found this article.
The $1,000 bill had the face of Grover Cleveland. I assume it was discontinued in 1969 because of the ubiquity of checks and credit cards. There just wasn’t much need or demand for the $1,000 bill. Meanwhile, my ATM spits out Benjamins.
So, next time a politician sells out, say, “It’s all about the Grovers.”
Unfortunately, no one will know what you are talking about.
Aka “Grover the Groper.” So, Trump may be the worst, but he wasn’t the first.
Not sure what you call a $1000 bill, but I know what you call a $2000 bill.
Dead on Arrival.
Senate Democrats’ Motion To Concede On $2,000 Checks”
How Democrats and Beltway pundits just helped Mitch McConnell undermine Bernie Sanders’ push for direct aid to millions of Americans facing eviction, starvation and bankruptcy.
David Sirota and Andrew Perez
https://www.dailyposter.com/p/senate-democrats-motion-to-concede
“as Republicans saber rattled about the need to pass the defense bill, 41 Democrats obediently voted with McConnell, allowing him to move the defense bill forward without a vote on the checks. That included “yes” votes from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and vice-president elect Kamala Harris, the lead sponsor on a bill to give Americans monthly $2,000 checks during the pandemic. One day before her vote to help McConnell, Harris had called on the Republican leader to hold a vote on her legislation. ”
“Only six members of the Senate Democratic Caucus mustered the courage to vote against McConnell’s maneuver — Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, Jeff Merkley, Ed Markey and Ron Wyden. Democratic senators in fact provided the majority of the votes for the measure that lets the defense bill proceed without a vote on the $2,000 checks.”
It was called a motion to proceed, but it really was a motion demanding Democrats concede — and they instantly obliged.”
Glad we have all those Democrats working for the American people in the Senate. All six of them.
But I would like to know what else was in the bill that got the Dems to vote this way? Personally, I don’t think everyone needs the $2000 stimulus. I think it should be used for those who are unemployed and/or under employed. I would like to hear an explanation before we string them up and crucify them. I’m sure there was much wheeling and dealing going on over big business getting $$$$, the tech company issues and military funding.
Apparently, you are not aware that the $2000 payment to individuals is simply meant to boost the $600 individual payment that was part of a $900 billion covid relief package that was already passed and signed into law. And that the House already OKed the increase. And that Senate Democrats have said they support the increase.
If you don’t support the increase, that’s your prerogative, of course, but the Democrats in Congress do — or at least have said they do.
At issue here is merely the fact that the Senate Democrats effectively just threw away their best opportunity to put pressure on McConnell to put the $2000 update to a vote.
OMG, SDP–what you wrote was also what I was going to say.
I would like to know if Sherrod Brown is changing parties?
(He was “in” on the filibuster “with Bernie.” NOT)