the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Bedminister NJ, President Trump announced the slew of executive actions from his private club in Bedminster, N.J., where he is spending the weekend after lawmakers on Capitol Hill were unable to reach an agreement with White House negotiators.
The President extended the enhanced unemployment benefits that expired roughly two weeks ago and have been critical to millions of Americans out of work due to the pandemic. The benefits will be lowered from $600 to $400 per week, with states required to cover 25 percent of the cost.
The President directed the Treasury Department to allow employers to defer payment of employee-side Social Security payroll taxes through the end of 2020 for Americans earning less than about $100,000 annually. The text of the executive order states that the intended deferral period would start Sept. 1, but Trump suggested that it could be retroactive to Aug. 1. Trump also said that he hoped to forgive the deferred payroll taxes and make permanent payroll tax cuts if he is reelected in November.
Two additional orders were to defer student loan payments through the end of the year and aim to minimize evictions from federal housing, though the latter does not explicitly halt evictions.
Good people need the money.
So, he’s defunding Social Security?
desperate
defunding both Medicare and Social Security….that will help….also, doesnt realize that Congress is the only one who can do any of this.
did Obama?
Just make believe it was Obama using executive orders. Then you’ll think it’s alright.
Don’t worry about Sleepy Joe, Jill didn’t tell him what happened yet.
DACA was an executive order. From The Left and from the MSM we got cheers.
This stuff is fun to watch.
just check out twitter and msm today. pelosi and schumer heads are exploding…now that is fun to watch