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Originally Posted by wittynickname
COVID relief currently includes a tax break for corporate meal expenses. We're giving corporations a break on their taxes for spending exorbitant amounts on expensive meals and drinks. Currently there are tax breaks for yacht owners. There are billions of dollars in tax revenue lost every single year because the IRS is horrendously underfunded, which means they don't have the resources to audit the wealthy who aren't properly paying their taxes.
But we're gonna split hairs over the idea that maybe some people who make <75k a year might possibly spend their big $2k on something that isn't rent/food. God forbid.
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I noticed there's a handful of posters that are particularly sensitive and outspoken about people receiving money without being in absolutely dire straits.
But people will rarely say anything about another that isn't in some way a direct reflection of themselves. And the amount of that talk and accusing going on is not reflective of merely casual observers. There's a personal attachment to it.
If I were to guess it bothers them because it holds up a mirror to their own history as they once cut corners or came into some money that they misused themselves when they weren't as well off and now hate the idea of others doing the same.
It also is reflective of people with a scarcity mentality in regards to money and believe nothing in life comes free of work or struggle, including gifts.
But those are the rigid limitations of their own personal paradigm speaking.
I have a different perspective on the subject. I'll still save money in my glovebox for the panhandlers, even the ones loitering in the drive thrus. I'm aware that they make good money over the course of a day, and could even be posing to benefit and be using it on things that don't help them.
But I recognize that's also
not my business to know what people are doing and
I can't control how they use it. But giving anyways in good faith feels good, and those people are always grateful. Giving and gratitude are way better vibes to live in than hording, scarcity and greed. It all comes back around eventually.
These are extraordinary times. I'm happy if these payouts to people can either serve as means of survival or just mental reprieve. People who are that sour about that have to live a pretty black and white, joy-free existence.