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Originally Posted by Mathgod
I don't know why some are pretending that the cheques won't help those affected by the pandemic. The cheques will undoubtedly help those in need, and stimulate the economy at the same time.
"People getting money who don't need it" is such a tired argument. It hardly seems like something worth lamenting over. As discussed earlier, the tax system can be used to recoup the funds from those deemed to have not needed them in the first place.
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The overall economy doesn't need stimulus. Saying it does is a tired argument. Certain portions do, and certain people need help. Why waste 3/4 of a massive amount of money giving it to people who aren't affected that will be redirected to sectors that don't need it? There has been no proposal to count these as taxable income and none of the previous checks were taxable. Sending out 2000 and then giving some people a surprise 2000 bill at tax time is not going to go over well either.