@Remedios wrote:
@GApeachy wrote:
@Remedios wrote:I wont be getting it and rightfully so, but there is a whole another side to it
I've spent more already than what stimulus check would be, simply because of my work.
Sorry you're still dealing with the face issue. I believe you should see a check, a smaller check........correct? Am I missing something?
Face got better, because we're using n95s very sparingly, as we cannot replace them as fast we use them.
I wont be getting a check, and that's fine, I have no issues with that.
It's just that if I'm having to do all that, other people must be going through similar issues, and while they are employed, expenses due to COVID-19 are going up for many.
Just try to keep all of your receipts for next tax season. Also, list all of your clothing, medical and personal, you had to destroy. Keep a detailed list of everything....hopefully that will come out in the wash. Hang tight and be safe!
@Anonymous wrote:Hey @GApeachy appreciate your sharing what it is like when you have family shopping needs. Also, @Adkins where you are working all hours of the day or night and then trying to find what your family needs and traveling around to get supplies and all of you exposing yourself to more people
Easy to not understand when you are a small unit of one!
This thread has brought forth a good amount of information and some different perspectives on offering Stimulus Checks. Makes one take a moment to consider?!
I hit up the stores when I get off work in the morning, and shop by myself. I've been wearing a mask since mid January due to my pneumonia (now walking pneumonia, yay! 👎👎), and I either wear gloves or wipe down the cart at all touch points. Since I grew up poor, it's a habit to keep everything food wise fairly well stocked at home, although we did get down to our last four rolls of TP. The biggest challenge had been diapers but I finally found some since our Amazon subscribe and save order for them was cancelled. Again we weren't out (because I always order so there are extra available), but we were getting low. I'll be payiing some bills with the check but the $500 per kid will be going into their college funds.
@GApeachy wrote:
@Brian_Earl_Spilner wrote:
I agree with you that the money should have went to people that were impacted, only.But this isn't Past Tense.
It's not for only those that already have lost their job...... Also, wouldn't the money need to go to those that tested positive? Had to quarantine? Lost wages but not their job? Living off of PTO until that gets resolved....and hope you have enough PTO or that PTO is even a thing for you cuz ya gotta eat.
Besides, what about those that could test positive today, tomorrow or in a month......no matter how much $ you make you can get this mess and you're quarantined, you're not gonna clock in. When will your turn come up to receive an unemployment check? My dil had to quarantine, not enough PTO, hasn't heard a thing from unemployment (healthcare worker). She still has a job, she also still has bills to pay which are falling behind a little, it could be worse. She's negative and back at work but lost wages she won't see for a while, also spent a lot of money on medicines and over things because of being exposed. I hope she gets her check soon.
There's just no way to read that crystal ball as to who is gonna need it now or later. I do believe ppl earning over $99k get it too....just less.
Ok, let me rephrase that. I don't think it's right that people have been waiting 3+ weeks for their unemployment checks, unable to pay bills, unable to buy food, but they're pushing out a check at record speed to get people to stimulate the economy. It will help those people, but they'll still be waiting for their unemployment checks again afterwards. I feel that it would have been better purposed to immediately help those who are currently at need and to bolster the unemployment system for those who may need it in the future.
I'm not ignorant to the fact that even people with jobs could use the money. I've spent over $2k more in a month than I normally do. My point is, that money isn't going to be dumped into the economy as it was intended. People are going to use it to buy food, supplies, and to catch up on bills. Like I said in my previous post, I don't need the money right now, but I don't know if I'm going to still have a job next week, and probably won't know until near the end of this one. Is it a good thing I'm getting it then? Yes, but I look at it as early unemployment to bridge the gap until I can actually get my benefits. If I'm not laid off or furloughed, I'll hold on to it because it's just a matter if time in my line of work.
Lastly, I included people affected by Covid-19. That doesn't mean they have to be unemployed. While my employer will pay for 2 weeks if you or someone in your immediate family becomes sick, not every employer does. I would rather the money go to those who are quarantined or lost their jobs rather than someone who's gonna buy video games or car parts.
