Kevin Hern pushed hard to make sure franchise owners got special carve-outs in pandemic bailout loans. Then a McDonald's company he controlled used those exact rules to pocket over $1 million in forgiven taxpayer money. When regular Americans were offered up to $10,000 in student loan relief, he cried foul and claimed working people were being robbed. Handouts for rich politicians who own things, forbidden for the rest of us.
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