Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz is revealing what he believes to be the Democrats’ “plan” to hurt President Donald Trump’s chances of winning re-election.
During a recent interview, Cruz accused Democrats of intentionally trying to scare people into extending coronavirus lockdowns of businesses and schools so that Trump suffers politically.
“We’re 100 days out from the presidential election — the only objective Democrats have is to defeat Donald Trump,” Cruz said.
“And they’ve cynically decided [the] best way to defeat Donald Trump is shut down every business in America, shut down every school in America,” he added.
Cruz then noted that Congress passing legislation that sends stimulus checks to people may have unintended consequences in that they might make more money from the government than their actual jobs.
Cruz said: “And I’ll tell you, I’ve spoken to small business owners all over the state of Texas who are trying to reopen and they’re calling their waiters and waitresses, they’re calling their busboys, and they won’t come back.
“And, of course, they won’t come back because the federal government is paying them, in some instances, twice as much money to stay home.”
He stated, “What we ought to focus on, instead of just shoveling trillions out the door, we ought to be passing a recovery bill.
“Now, what’s a recovery bill? A recovery bill would be lifting the taxes and the regulations that are hammering small businesses so that people can go back to work.
“A recovery bill would suspend the payroll tax, which would give it a — a pay raise to everyone in America who’s working. That actually gets people back to work.”
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He’s a liar. The entire GOP is lying. OR Texas is run by idiots. All you have to do is REPORT the people who refuse to go back to work and unemployment is STOPPED. Even if dysfunctional Florida that’s the case.
Cruz, you are an idiot If you really think people are making more money to stay home because a $1200 In 4 months payment. The extra money on unemployment is great, but, most people don’t get that money, my daughter lost her job due to no childcare for her one year old, (no one would watch him because of corona virus) hHer boss made up some lie that said she quit voluntarily, they won’t tell her what he said, but they denied her. MOST people who apply for that are being denied do one rain or another. You have no… Read more »