Yeah Yeah Yeah -- $600 is LESS than Breadcrumbs -- as Pelosi once called it.. But it's NOT THE GIFT -- It's the "thought" that counts..
Y'all are so used to fighting over the drama and performance art that passes for politics, that you can't figure out the REAL ISSUE HERE...
There's no logic or reason to the amount - because the Feds don't KNOW and dont CARE who the folks in need are... It's just theater..
If you're currently employed (at least 40Mill people) -- YOU DONT NEED COVID CHECKS..
If you've been retired and are not hospitalized with Covid -- YOU DONT NEED COVID CHECKS..
If you're a grad student -- YOU DONT NEED COVID CHECKS.
If you're a child and your PARENTS are in the 1st 3 categories -- YOU DONT NEED COVID CHECKS..
Everyone else might NEED COVID CHECKS.. Especially if you're UNDEREMPLOYED and struggling from loss of income now or in the last 10 months. But the govt is not SMART ENOUGH or AGILE ENOUGH to make this MEANINGFUL...
This is PANDERING to your party allegiances with a bidding war on buying your soul with money that will be OWED by YOUR KIDS and YOUR Grandkids..
America has to grow up... This is insane.
Well said and all with common sense would think along the same lines. There is no way it was "too hard" to determine which individuals and families have been living in dire straits due to loss of jobs and closures. Unemployment records would have helped identify many, and they could have done it using local and state help to eliminate giving checks to people who don't need them.
Congress took too long in the first place with their partisan games. There were many months wasted that should have been spent targeting those individuals and families. People and families working uninterrupted should have been removed from the "list". Now, thinking this through there would likely be some people missed due to errors, but a path to send out a check after proof of need could have easily been made available.
Looking on the surface, there is a complete lack of concern about accuracy with this mess, and little to no concern about the nation being under water in debt, comparable to Marina's Trench,
with the insane amount given to foreign entities.