The 2000 dollar stimulus check is in the works

hollydolly said:
Can someone explain to a Non American the £2k stimulas cheques you're (all?) getting.. what is it for ?
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Recipients can use it however they want; catch up on payments, buy food, whatever. Right now the House of Reps is working on a proposal to send $2K a month to those who qualify...those who lost a business, are facing foreclosure, got an eviction notice, etc...till the end of the pandemic.
 
It’s for us
hollydolly said:
Can someone explain to a Non American the £2k stimulas cheques you're (all?) getting.. what is it for ?
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It is spending money. To help the economy we are to take the money and spend it. I spent the last 1200 we just got, 600 each, on the puppy and puppy stuff. But I am not selfish, no, I am not.

I am very generous. I used 50 dollars, of the 1200, and bought him two puzzles from Amazon. They were delivered today. He got his puzzles before I got my puppy. SEE, see how nice I am to him. Always putting him first, like a good little wife. (Well, maybe not so little.). 😁
 
Murrmurr said:
Recipients can use it however they want; catch up on payments, buy food, whatever. Right now the House of Reps is working on a proposal to send $2K a month to those who qualify...those who lost a business, are facing foreclosure, got an eviction notice, etc...till the end of the pandemic.
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so who are actually the recipients , Murrr..?.. are they only people who have lost their jobs or what ?...
 
Aneeda72 said:
It’s for us

It is spending money. To help the economy we are to take the money and spend it. I spent the last 1200 we just got, 600 each, on the puppy and puppy stuff. But I am not selfish, no, I am not.

I am very generous. I used 50 dollars, of the 1200, and bought him two puzzles from Amazon. They were delivered today. He got his puzzles before I got my puppy. SEE, see how nice I am to him. Always putting him first, like a good little wife. (Well, maybe not so little.). 😁
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why are you getting it tho' , have you, personally, lost money due to this pandemic?, I mean have you lost wages etc... ... where are you supposed to be spending it if everywhere is closed ?
 
Murrmurr said:
Current recipients are those who earned less than X amount last year (I think it's $75K).
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I'm not against you getting it, why not, But I'm really not understanding why you would get it.. ( long may you get it obviously if the govt can afford to pay it out)... but does that mean for example if you're on Social security benefits you get paid this money, the same as if you are a businessman earning $70,000 per year ?

Sorry for the questions but I really know nothing about the reasons behind the payments, we have nothing similar here
 
hollydolly said:
I'm not against you getting it, why not, But I'm really not understanding why you would get it.. ( long may you get it obviously if the govt can afford to pay it out)... but does that mean for example if you're on Social security benefits you get paid this money, the same as if you are a businessman earning $70,000 per year ?

Sorry for the questions but I really know nothing about the reasons behind the payments, we have nothing similar here
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$75K a year is peanuts for a family of 4.
 
@Aneeda72 SURE it is! LOL :ROFLMAO: I'll believe it when I receive it.
hollydolly said:
why are you getting it tho' , have you, personally, lost money due to this pandemic?, I mean have you lost wages etc... ... where are you supposed to be spending it if everywhere is closed ?
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HD...everywhere is not closed actually. Supermarkets are open, warehouse stores are open, many other retail establishments including pharmacies are open, some restaurants are open for take out and of course there's always ordering things online. The "stimulus" idea is not only to help those who lost work but to help stimulate the economy. I don't know how feasible it would be to expect the government to figure out who needs this and who doesn't since they seem to be having a lot of problems even keeping their unemployment website operational. Truth be told, a lot of people who are still working need help! Believe me, I know several of them who don't even make $75,000, which as @Murrmurr pointed out, isn't much for a family of 4. Then there's the matter of where a person/family is living. The cost of living is very high in parts of the U.S. and I live near one of the areas where that is the case. Finally, for those of us who do not need the stimulus, there is always to option of donating it to worthy charities.
 
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hollydolly said:
I'm not against you getting it, why not, But I'm really not understanding why you would get it.. ( long may you get it obviously if the govt can afford to pay it out)... but does that mean for example if you're on Social security benefits you get paid this money, the same as if you are a businessman earning $70,000 per year ?

Sorry for the questions but I really know nothing about the reasons behind the payments, we have nothing similar here
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No. Because costs have gone up so much and people stopped spending money they are giving it so people will have some money to spend. I am up for the challenge of spending money. Doing quite good at it.
 
hollydolly said:
yes here too.. but no-one got any extra money..everyone who has become unemployed in the last 10 months..and there's hundreds of thousands are expected to just live on basic benefits
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The primary goal is to save businesses. The gov't wants people who aren't in dire need to have disposable income to "boost" the economy, and for thoe in dire need to eat and keep a roof over their heads..
 
OneEyedDiva said:
@Aneeda72 SURE it is! LOL :ROFLMAO: I'll believe it when I receive it.

HD...everywhere is not closed actually. Supermarkets are open, warehouse stores are open, many other retail establishments including pharmacies are open, some restaurants are open for take out and of course there's always ordering things online.
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that's the difference here.. everywhere is closed that's not deemed essential, so as to prevent the spread of the disease...
 
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