This is disgusting and immoral. They don’t need the money.
Billionaire bankers just love socialism for the rich.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) April 14, 2020
Greedy hedge fund managers are now calling themselves "small businesses" to apply for government handouts. That is wrong.
This aid is desperately needed to help Main Street, not Wall Street. https://t.co/x73kh9TaSB
Get this, some hedge fund managers have declared themselves "small businesses" to qualify for emergency loans and bailouts.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 17, 2020
The greed and hypocrisy of some people never ceases to amaze me.
Free money for hedge funds—not our goal for PPP. This is exactly why tough oversight & transparency are vital. https://t.co/DNWtqgDzbv
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) April 17, 2020
You know who doesn’t see this screen?
— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) April 16, 2020
Hedge funds, lobbying firms, yacht owners & their llcs that were able to use their accounts & lawyers to get the applications in first! https://t.co/VnL8ZxHxa4
4. For those who say, "we don't have any more money."
— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) April 16, 2020
The same relief act designed to save small businesses provided $90 billion a year for millionaire real estate and hedge fund business owners. There's always money, it's just a matter of priorities https://t.co/9jTbR8sAFY