Yes. Some "un-derserving" people will get a check from the govt. So what.

[Yavin4]

And, they may spend it on alcohol. Again, so what. Every dollar that the government sends out will be spent. And, every spent dollar keeps multiple people employed.

So, let's say they buy booze. Okay, the liquor store owner makes a sale and stays open. S/he pays their distributor to re-stock inventory. That distributor pays truck drivers to deliver the booze and rent on a warehouse to store the booze. They then pay the maker for more inventory. The booze maker pays their employees. And on and on and on.

[catrose]

1. My nephew is a beer delivery guy. Somehow that's an essential service.

People buying beer means he gets to keep delivering beer, which the company pays him to do. Win-win-win-win.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. You trickle down. The money trickles up. NT

[elleng]

3. Senators and members of congress don't 'need' it,

their incomes are not jeopardized by 'isolation,' as one example.

[Yavin4]

4. The people who don't "need it" should donate it to worthy causes

The problem is figuring out who "needs it" and who doesn't will take a long time and cause a lot of unnecessary pain. More importantly, it will push the economy from being in recession to being in depression.

[Salviati]

6. And there's fewer than 700 of them...

... quibbling about 700 checks out of 210 million is pointless.

The same with regards to cutting checks to people who don't financially need it. We can cut checks now and help people, or we can get bogged down in negotiating the details. AoC is right, we can claw the money back from the people who didn't need it later.

[bullimiami]

5. this is exactly true. this is the rising tide that lifts all boats. lower, middle and upper.

[mvd]

7. I agree

But it appears the sticking points are on the stupid slush fund and getting protections for workers. Those are important. Luckily it looks like Democrats are ok with the checks now. But hopefully this is solved very soon as the nation needs big help.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. I am 100% fine with "undeserving" people getting aid if it means that the neediest among us get

more than what they need. "Deserve" is used as a weapon and ultimately hurts those who need help.

[2naSalit]

10. +1

[JCMach1]

9. Whatever is spent helps the economy at this point, so they should STFU

[fleur-de-lisa]

11. Exactly.