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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

I think I’d turn that around to ask why someone on social security who has had uninterrupted income during 2020 should receive a “stimulus” check. There are lots of people who are genuinely hurting, those are the folks who deserve a check. But they aren’t me, and I suspect they aren’t either of us.

I don't think anyone "deserves" a check, but if you want to do something like this, make it a bit more straight forward. The way it is done makes no sense. If you call it "stimulus," give it to everyone. If it is "social welfare," limit it to those that are poor. If it is "unemployment," give it to the unemployed. In this case, it is income-based, social welfare that they call stimulus. Just an excuse to buy votes with a cash bonus for living during an election year that also had a pandemic. A gift of money taken from other current and future taxpayers without their permission.