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Originally Posted by nfotiu
People need some desperate help to get their life back on track. Getting $2000 to cover overdue bills is not going to make much of a dent in that. I don't know why right now is the magic date. This pandemic has been going on for over a year. My message has always been the same. Get the people who are hurting $10,000 even if it takes an extra month or two to figure it out. Giving everyone $2000 now takes away that ability.
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$1400 today to someone who has a bunch of overdue bills is a lot better than $0 now. And it is better than $10k later.
Do you even know anyone that is personally affected by job loss as a result of the pandemic?
There are still thousands of people going to food banks and who aren’t paying their rent because, wait for it, they don’t have a job. You are aware that some people have committed suicide because of their financial situation—which has undoubtedly been made worse by the pandemic and congressional dithering, are you not?
Do you honestly think that these hurting people would rather just suck it up now and continue to live a bleak and suicidal existence in hopes that, somehow and someday they might get $10k instead of $1400 now?