The memo went out from the White House after the backlash to President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those making under $125,000 — which is essentially a transfer of wealth from the working class to the college-educated, most of whom are upper-middle class and have higher earning potential. The White House itself began tweeting out the names of Republican members of Congress who had accepted PPP loans that were forgiven, as if they were the same thing. (We called it “petty”; the Washington Post called it “punchy and feisty.”) PPP loans were meant to cover payroll for businesses that were forced to shut down by the government and were considered grants if the money went to paying employees. Student loans were taken out by people who wanted to attend college — not forced to attend college because of the pandemic.
UPROXX thought they’d caught The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro in the same “hypocritical” trap, except they were slapped with a cease and desist order when they fingered the wrong Ben Shapiro, a real estate agent in Los Angeles.
Also called out was National Review’s Charles C. W. Cooke, who had $88,694 in PPP loans forgiven.
The left suddenly turning on an emergency program that was designed to maintain employment while enabling non-essential workers to stay home and avoid spreading disease is one of the least expected, and most disappointing, developments of the last few years.
— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) August 26, 2022
The argument from Republicans, which I know you know, is "if you takeout a loan pay it back." They are the ones claiming to make no distinction, but you know that, too.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) August 26, 2022
I don't understand. Does supporting some subsidies obligate you to support literally every possible subsidies? Or can adults distinguish between cases?
— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) August 26, 2022
https://twitter.com/willmenaker/status/1563217551865171968
Hi, Will. “Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Inc.” is a themed restaurant in Tampa, Florida. It’s not my podcast, or NR’s podcast, or anyone’s podcast. It has nothing to do with me. I don’t have a business that applied for, or received, or wrote off loans. Hope this clears that up. pic.twitter.com/n7dMkybSYh
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) August 26, 2022
Location: Tampa, Florida. Industry: Full-service restaurants. No, it’s not Cooke’s podcast.
You merely assume, of course, that he’d like things cleared up.
— Arthur Boreman Once Held His Breath for 30 Seconds (@ArthurBoreman) August 27, 2022
The Gang That Couldn’t Smear Straight
— Walter Olson🌻 (@walterolson) August 27, 2022
We're so close to "Sir, this is a Wendy's."
— Vovin (@vovin5) August 26, 2022
He wanted the smoke; he got all of it. pic.twitter.com/MeVRrNn6zO
— Irwin F. Fletch, Jr.®️™️©️ 🏴☠️ (@DavidKubick) August 26, 2022
Will right now: pic.twitter.com/mQKxvRzrqW
— nightrodgreg (@spencer_greg) August 27, 2022
So Will is going to apologize and delete his tweet containing misinformation now, right?
— FriendsofCharlieCoyle (@TerriersFan) August 26, 2022
So very many people were sharing that screenshot of Ben Shaprio’s supposed PPP loan to own him. “This you?” No, it’s not. And it’s a stupid argument anyway: PPP loans are not student loans. Of course, the White House is pushing it.
Related:
Uproxx apparently hopes that these tweaks to their hit job on Ben Shapiro will keep them safe from The Daily Wire’s wrath https://t.co/8IAB0vWzNV
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 26, 2022
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