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Hicks: It's never a good time to attack nurses, but especially not now
You are the owner of this article.So, Lindsey Graham thought it would be a good idea to question the work ethic of nurses during a global pandemic.Yes, South Carolina’s senior senator chose the absolute worst way and time to drag the state into the middle of the coronavirus disaster relief debate.Graham led a small group of senators, including our own Tim Scott, who tried to hold up the $2 trillion pandemic package Wednesday because, they argued, it was too generous to the proletariat.“If you’re a nurse, aide, making $15 or $16 an hour — you’re on the front lines here,” Graham said. “A lot...…You are the owner of this article.So, Lindsey Graham thought it would be a good idea to question the work ethic of nurses during a global pandemic.Yes, South Carolina’s senior senator chose the absolute worst way and time to drag the state into the middle of the coronavirus disaster relief debate.Graham led a small group of senators, including our own Tim Scott, who tried to hold up the $2 trillion pandemic package Wednesday because, they argued, it was too generous to the proletariat.“If you’re a nurse, aide, making $15 or $16 an hour — you’re on the front lines here,” Graham said. “A lot...WW…
Hicks column: Can Graham afford to write off 400,000 South Carolina voters?
You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Lindsey Graham may come to regret that remark about extending unemployment benefits “over our dead bodies.”And not just because it was a bit insensitive during a pandemic.South Carolina’s senior senator last week reminded 400,000 out-of-work state residents that he suspects some of them would rather collect unemployment than hold a job. Just as he said about nurses back in March.Graham hasn’t been critical of eight-figure bailouts for corporations that used massive tax cuts for stock buybacks and bonuses, yet didn’t...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Lindsey Graham may come to regret that remark about extending unemployment benefits “over our dead bodies.”And not just because it was a bit insensitive during a pandemic.South Carolina’s senior senator last week reminded 400,000 out-of-work state residents that he suspects some of them would rather collect unemployment than hold a job. Just as he said about nurses back in March.Graham hasn’t been critical of eight-figure bailouts for corporations that used massive tax cuts for stock buybacks and bonuses, yet didn’t...WW…
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