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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 228 points 2 years ago (5 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.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Poor people's loans obviously wint be forgiven or forgotten

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years 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 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Grants have rules, and it looks like these rich fucks (who never needed any of that money) just pocketed it. People are fucking losing their homes and are starving and these goddamned talentless conservative grifters are profiting from the misery.

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 17 points 2 years ago

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

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

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

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years 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 9 points 2 years ago

Dw it will trickle down :^)

[–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 48 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Every time I see Chris Brown's name, I'm reminded that this piece of shit is still rich and famous. People are disappointing.

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And a wifebeater too ffs! 🤬🤬🤬

[–] El_illuminacho@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Yah, that's kind of why he's referenced to as a piece of shit.

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah... I bailed on him when just how awful he was came out. Granted, I bought some Chuck Berry stuff recently and he was no saint from the looks of it... People are complicated

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

People are complicated, yeah, but there's nothing complicated about deciding to not support people who have been beating and sexually assaulting women for decades. There are so many good, independent artists out there, I have no idea how you people settle for these algorithm-endorsed scumbags at the top

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not like they’d already made tons of money or anything.

ETA: they should have to give it back.

[–] Redditiscancer789@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well we know what post Malone did with some of it. He bought that stupid magic the gathering card for like $2 million.

[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a magic fan I'm pretty sour at Posty for this. Loved that he brought more mainstream attention to magic, but not like this. Mr Down To Earth is counting his beans just like the rest of them I guess.

[–] Redditiscancer789@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The whole thing is a stain tbh on MTG. Clearly just a way to make money moving sealed product as people hoped to pull it and instantly resell it.

[–] istoff@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not like me to say sorry.

[–] greendakota99@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

These were both good but this one is better!

[–] istoff@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. No. No

[–] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

What the fuck is going on here? Fucking bullshit. These fucking pieces of shit need to rot in jail. Especially Chris Brown for beating up Rihanna smh.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Looks like a lot of people in this comments want their nickels back.

[–] alienanimals@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Free money for the rich and the poor get nothing. Sounds about right.

[–] Javish@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

This is fucking gross.

[–] toastus@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that Chris Brown pasta not a thing around here?

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Be the pasta you wish to see on the world?

[–] toastus@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

I mean I might.

But while I enjoy to consume some nostalgic pasta from time to time I never saw myself on the producing side.

[–] istoff@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And this is how you remind me.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I hate you so much for getting Nickleback songs stuck in my head.

[–] istoff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It's too bad

[–] Jikal@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Well, it wasn't to make good music

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

cool that's not art

[–] Tigbitties@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was it cocaine and hookers?

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Thank you! Everyone acting like hundreds of hookers' and pushers' livelihoods don't depend on these guys. It's just tricke-down economics at work!

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I'd actually be fine with Chad Kroeger being paid $200 million to travel around the world, walk up to random people and say "look at this photograph"