How to do a smart stimulus
By TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85135)
Shingle Springs, California
December 28, 2020 10:57pm CST
My Congressman was complaining about the latest stimulus bill. He said it gave too much money to people who don't need it, and not enough to people who do need it. He wasn't wrong.
My issue is, what was he doing for the last 9 months to contribute to a bill that would help the right people and not give money to people who don't need it.
And is there a way to do that? You can't go based on last years tax returns, because you could have made a lot of money last year and then lost your job and be really hurting. So how do you do it? Tap into unemployment claims? Look at everybody's credit?
Or should it even be targeted that way? Maybe they should just do it the way they are doing it?
What do you think?
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5 responses
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
29 Dec 20
I believe that they are already doing that, actually, and the $600 is above and beyond. But there are probably a lot of people working who are struggling, underemployed or whatever.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
30 Dec 20
He has no solution. He just likes to complain.
@BarBaraPrz (45615)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Dec 20
Universal basic income...
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@kaylachan (58552)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Dec 20
I wonder if thee really is a right or wrong way. A person's financial situation can change. Not very many people are going to make as much this year, because they did lose their jobs, and don't qualify for unemployment. While jobs are coming back, either people are unaware of them, or are either over qualified or underqualified to fill the slots. How can you determine who really is in need? Where do you draw the line and when does it become a privacy concern?
Basing it on current unemployment rates, what people made last year and so on seems to be the best satulition. At least for now.
@kaylachan (58552)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Dec 20
@dawnald Could be worse I suppose. I can go into a rant about how this wouldn't even be an issue if things were done differently, but I'm not looking to possibly start a fight.
