I opposed the first $2 trillion dollar package when no one else would - now they complain

The Washington Examiner's (and Liberty Tree's) Jack Hunter wrote in April 2020, "Exactly three weeks ago, Rep. Thomas Massie enraged all of Washington when he attempted to force a roll-call vote on the massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief package.

The libertarian-leaning Kentucky Republican’s move would have required members of Congress, including those who are elderly and among the most threatened by the novel coronavirus, to return to Washington. Massie was attacked and called a 'Grandstander,' 'Un-American,' and even a 'Masshole' by many high-ranking officials.

Watching advocates of the trillion-dollar-plus stimulus packages & policies passed under Trump and Biden now try to explain away the direct consequences of those bills is sadly comical.

I actively opposed the first $2 trillion dollar package, when no one else in Congress would. — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) October 18, 2021

'The tragedy of this bill is it’s a massive wealth transfer from the middle class to the moneyed class,' Massie warned on March 30.

As many citizens received their stimulus payments this week, many also noticed that aspects of this aid looked rotten. For starters, while mom-and-pop restaurants battled to get their pieces of the $350 billion 'Payback Protection Program,' large chain restaurants got them first .

While small businesses of all types, from salons to bars to auto shops, waited for relief, some hedge funds had applied ahead of them for a loan . So many big businesses and others applied that by Thursday, the money ran out .

Many little guys are still desperately waiting. Still, the rich got theirs."

Read the entire column.