Couldn't you make the point this is worse than Welfare? How about socialism by leveling the playing fields affecting the poor and middle class only? That is unless you're dumb enough to believe the very wealthy pay for something. They sure as **** don't, only the middle class and poor do. Consider this:
Person A earned 30K in 2018. They rec'd a big raise in 2019, and earned 50K. What an improvement and the future looks bright, and they're also eligible for a COVID entitlement just cuz.
Person B earned 70K in 2019, so they're not eligible for a COVID entitlement.
Person C earns more on unemployment than they did working, and received $3K more income for the year 2019. Eligible for a COVID entitlement.
Person D only likes to work part-time @ $50 an hour. Eligible for a COVID entitlement.
All will pay principle & interest & more (e.g., inflation & higher taxes) for "entitlements" of which only three receive benefit.
And both are above the average. But 50% of the workers are well below the average and have been hard hit by Covid in their employment. You seem to leave out half of the population of the United States.
Both?
Do the math on that one. The AVERAGE income for the United States is just over 68K. The Medium Income is just over 64K. What that means is that 50% of the money made are below figure. What it doesn't take into account is, the higher income earners skew those figures because there are fewer of them and make a surprising amount per person.
I have a 39K income. One bunch says it's lower middle class (the rich) while the rest say it's a low income class. I don't have frills and thrills and do okay. I pay cash for almost everything. In 2 months, I will be completely out of debt. And I will have some disposable income. But MOST of the people that live around here make less than that, have car payments, and more. They have zero disposable income.
What seems surprising is, we don't look at those that are the true Conservatives like me and others. We go for the ones that borrow out their asses and spend more than they make. Yes, they do make more but the spend a lot more and are in debt a lot more. And can be purchased a lot more. We need to get some of the lower middle class and lower income bracket people into public service and then remove the temptation from them.
Do things like, if we send a person to Washington for the House or the Senate, provide state paid housing. I don't think it's right for a Congressman to have to live in his office until he can graft enough to afford a decent DC housing. If it were a Corporation that sent a representative, that Corporation would pay for the expenses for the Employee (Congress Critter). Remove the temptation.
Some of the suggested bill is right down that alley. Other parts, not so much. But guess what, the parts that are to remove the "Temptation" will be the first things stripped from it by both parties.