Originally published at: Covid relief loan recipient enjoyed $150k shopping spree, say cops | Boing Boing
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The heavy-duty Covid loan fraud was, however, [legally accomplished by large corporations and family members of the former President.]
It is the American way…
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That’s small time thievery!
In Canada, Big Telecom took about $240 million in wage relief, then increased their dividends and laid people off.
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Falsehood, Injustice and the Grifters’ Way.
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These stories are red herrings intended to discredit important programs.
Tell me macro numbers about fraud rates or total percentages of dollars to fraudulent claims or GTFO.
The covid relief loans were crucial to many many small businesses and one a-hole going to Nordstrom is meaningless.
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By immediately spending all the money in stores, they did help businesses, didn’t they?
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And everybody knows…
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If I had a $150,000 shopping spree I’d buy exactly two items. My wife and my student loans completely paid off. Hell, that would leave me $30,000 but I’d throw it away just to get those paid.
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Wait, what?
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Lady absconded with $150,000 and had a shopping spree. I was musing on what I’d do with money like that.
I got that, I just thought the phrasing was amusing because it made it sound like your first purchase would be a spouse.
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Ha! Yes. Legal state here. My words to not word sometimes.
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