I agree, but the bill makes it clear that the entire sum doesn't consist of only stim checks paid to individuals. There are funds being created for recuperating agro businesses and others that are supposedly allocated to local government to use per whatever programs and budgets they have in place.
I get the anger. There is almost certainly money left over, and certainly money that is supposed to track a certain use that will inevitably get lost in the wash. This is one of the major problems with a bloated federal government. Stupid decision making, corruption, and massive inefficiency. All of it is compounded when their 'solution' is a financial solution to a manufactured problem.
My biggest complaint with things like the aid set aside for agro businesses are the amendments getting passed in congress to limit the assistance to minority farmers. It's fucking outrageous that we are all suffering, and our tax dollars are being used to offer help we are precluded from receiving, so that black and hispanic farmers can get out of debt while our privileged white farmers rot. It's worse than a slap to the face. It's an attack.
Funds only if you are black.
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