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I haven't figured out how to complain about not being eligible for the stimulus without it sounding like a humblebrag. So I generally just shut my mouth when I'm around people talking about their stimulus checks.

Nubbz And I appreciate the effort

We are not eligible for those. We contribute to the cause.

What is this eligibility that you speak of?  

I don't complain about not getting it. It just irritates me when people complain that it is too little. 

Yeah, that's me too.

What I would rather see is more of the stimulus going to small business, so they can hire people to work, rather than paying people to sit at home.

The 'cut a check' idea is stupid and $600 is not enough, whether for an individual or a small business.  It's basically nothing, when given as a one-time act (or two-time act, spread out over 10 months).

Unless the gov't was going to give monthly checks, they shouldn't have bothered in the first place.  It's just taking money and throwing it the trash can.

I don't agree with that

the vast majority of those "small" checks go straight into the economy

most are spent immediately

All money goes into the economy, in theory.

Some people meet the upper cutoff, barely, and use this money to buy a big screen TV. They can afford it.

Others are not working and some use this money to do the same. They cannot afford it.

My sister lives alone, and $600 can easily cover food for a month.  She was appreciative.

I know that my kids, the ones living hand to mouth, appreciated it. One got caught up with rent, the other keep food on her table because she was out of work due to an MS flair up.

There is a pet peeve of mine.  She can't get SSD because she is never out of work long enough.  She will be fine and then suddenly not be able to walk well, but it generally only last a month or two. Or like right now, her entire right side of her body is misfiring. Hot feels cold and cold feels hot.  She has to be very careful that she doesn't burn or hurt herself. Social security office basically told her as long as she can work, they won't even look at her application.  So if she goes out of work for a month or two, there isn't enough time to process the application before she can work at again.  Well at least so far.

That is the problem with MS, you don't know when an exacerbation will occur, what type (can't walk, can't see, can't feel, etc.) and then how long it will last if not permanently. SSD definitely wasn't designed for this type of illness.

BTW I do help her out.