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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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Two separate issues. One does not justify the other. Two wrongs don't make a right. Senate Republicans led by Grinch McPoisonPill are the reason for the things you mentioned in your post, and the reason why $2k cheques are being blocked right now. He's a complete POS.
That said, I'd agree that sending out the $2k cheques this time (due to how dire the situation currently is) is the correct thing to do. For any stimulus bill thereafter, a more sophisticated approach should be used.