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The SBA's SVOG grants were intended for struggling small artists. But big stars like Post Malone and Chris Brown got $200M in pandemic ​r​elief funds.

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[–] _wintermute@lemmy.world 239 points 1 year ago (6 children)

PPP loans must be one of the largest transfers of wealth over a short period of time in history. So much of our money funneled into the already rich and corporations. And in classic American fashion those "loans" will be forgiven.

Fucking country is a circus.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean isn't Nickelback Candian? But my 10K left of Parent Plus Student loans.. Well fuck me evidently...

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah that's alright, you guys can keep em

How bout we make a deal and just stick them on one of those gods forsaken islands in the middle of the great lakes.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Poor people's loans obviously wint be forgiven or forgotten

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Why would the oligarchy allow proles to have any taste of financial freedom? The point of their existence is indentured servitude...

[–] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

To be clear, the thing being talked about in the article was not a ppp loan, but a grant. There is no indication anyone, intended recipient or not, is supposed to pay this one back

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

But dare to forgive student loans or even mortgages? SOCIALISMS!

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 15 points 1 year ago

What, you spent your whole $1200 relief check already?

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

But student loan debt is shackled to you for life with little relief. When we fought for it we were told to fuck off by republicans. Cool. So PPP loans for millionaires are a-okay. But not the average citizen; who pays the taxes in the first place btw. Cool. Cool cool cool.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Dw it will trickle down :^)