The government is trying to buy a little more silence from their soon-to-be subjects. (in their minds)

I got a rock. ($400)

I make too much and Tabitha being a dependent doesn’t count.

This will make you feel better.

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

$2,700 of debt for every man, woman, and child alive in the US, including new born babies.

Lol. That's optimistic.

A full half of U.S. income earners pay no net income tax at all.

.....

I understand that. I know full well babies aren't paying for this. That's why I did it on a cost per person in debt. If it were actually paid for with current tax dollars then I would have broken down who's actually paying for it, but it's not funded with current revenue, it's all borrowed or made up out of thin air.

If an individual can't borrow themselves out of debt, neither can a nation. At some point the bank gets worried and calls in the debt.

Assholes, open the country up. You can't hide from the Rona

Eligibility

https://www.forbes.com/advisor...%241%2C200%20payment.

We might get the ankle biter money

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
I guess I don't share the same opinion as others that getting a government handout is a good way to start the new year.

Exactly

I didn’t get anything the first time around, and won’t get anything this time either thanks to the wonders of sub-S corporate income recognition rules. I don’t mind that I didn’t get a check (I didn’t really want one) but it is frustrating that I have to help pay for all this stuff when no one listened to my thoughts on where any of this money should have gone or not gone.

Just like the last round, this feels a whole lot like taxation without representation to me. My rep in Congress is a republican, but went along with this crap. Sorry folks, but I think going down this pork-ridden road was one of Trumps biggest mistakes. Helping out folks in need was important, but this was 100% the people voting themselves funds from the public treasury.

- Bret

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by Aeteocles:

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

$2,700 of debt for every man, woman, and child alive in the US, including new born babies.

Lol. That's optimistic.

A full half of U.S. income earners pay no net income tax at all.

.....

I understand that. I know full well babies aren't paying for this. That's why I did it on a cost per person in debt. If it were actually paid for with current tax dollars then I would have broken down who's actually paying for it, but it's not funded with current revenue, it's all borrowed or made up out of thin air.

If an individual can't borrow themselves out of debt, neither can a nation. At some point the bank gets worried and calls in the debt.

An Unfortunate Truth! The Federal Debt is nearing Thirty Trillion Dollars! New born babies, along with their children, and their grand-children will DEFINITELY be paying for this!

If you look at as if your kids just went down to the cash advance place and had them put the money in your account you might view it differently. But then people are all excited every year when the .gov refunds the interest free loan you gave them

There has to some great irony that the government (feds and state) wrecked one of the greatest economic expansions of my lifetime to convince people to become more dependent on a government handout.

We received the stimulus deposits to our joint bank account. As we did the last time the money will be donated to charity.

Yeah, I received my bribe as well. These 'emergency' stimulus packages are a wonderful way to transition into socialism.

Nothing yet

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Originally posted by egregore:
My payment is now showing pending.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
I guess I don't share the same opinion as others that getting a government handout is a good way to start the new year.

All your working life you've been paying into the system. They're just giving you a little bit of it back. You're not going to take your Medicare and Social Security when you come of age then, either, right? The real issue is not the token payments to individuals, it's all the other horse shit that was in the bill.

I don't think Balze and neither would I turn down the $600 or social security. But as Skins pointed out, the government is taking $2,700 from your bank account and giving you back $600. That hardly describes a windfall situation.

Yeah, mine showed up yesterday, $2.45, guess I make too much money, don't really care, I'd have just spent it on something foolish like a new gun, ammo, or food.

Our household received nothing last time so I am not expecting to get anything this time.

Bread and circuses

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Originally posted by frayedends:
I don't get any stimulus and that's fine. I make enough that I don't qualify. But I can't help but think about the folks I know that lost their job but based on their 2019 earnings they don't qualify either. So they made good money in 2019, are broke and unemployed now, and get no stimulus.

Folks in this situation can claim the stimulus money on their 2020 tax return. It's line 30 on Schedule 1040.

I’m still waiting for the check I was promised after 9/11.

My Pelosi bonus hit the bank this AM. I'm going to use it to buy a gun. I think she'd like that. Regards 18DAI