A second stimulus check? Here's how much you could get

CBS News ^ | June 11, 2020 | Aimee Picchi

[where's_the_Outrage?]

By now, most Americans have received the federal stimulus checks directed by the CARES Act in March to help consumers weather the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Three months later, the downturn has been declared an official recession and the official unemployment rate has soared into double digits, heightening calls for a second round of stimulus checks.

There's good news and bad news on the prospects for additional government assistance. The proposed $3 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions, or HEROES, Act would authorize another round of stimulus payments for most U.S. households. While the bill was passed by the Democrat-controlled House last month, it still must get through the Republican-controlled Senate.

Yet there are signs the White House may get behind additional stimulus funding, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that the administration is working on its own plan. During a press conference last week to discuss unemployment, President Donald Trump said his administration will be "asking for additional stimulus money," while his economic adviser Kevin Hassett told the Journal this week that the odds of another stimulus package "are very, very high."

[FR33DOM4ME]

Put it to good use. Buy yourself more guns and ammo! You may need them sooner than you think especially with what is going on lately.

[boomop1]

I am using mine to pay last year’s taxes.

[cuban leaf]

Good one! :)

[Kazan]

Do you get an extra amount if you put in a shout out to BLM on social media?<> Do you forfeit your check if you declare BLM to be group of Marxist a-holes?

[frank ballenger]

I don’t need a second stimulus check. I need a growing, reopening economy.

Throw in freedom for the pursuit of happiness, free speech and freedom of religious expression and they'll know you for what you are: a troublemaker. /sarc

[EnquiringMind]

I’ll take it! Our first one was used on a leaky roof. All of it.

[Prolixus]

Thanks BUT, I don’t have an irs.gov account.

So, I tried to create an irs.gov account. I’m now locked out of the irs.gov website.

I am not an idiot. I am not a technophobe. I make my living as a programmer.

The last time I had this kind of trouble creating an account online it was with ssa.gov. It took months (and visits to the IRS office) before I was able to create an online account.

I think I see a pattern here. Something to do with a .gov domain ... Those domains are the 21st century equivalent of the poor service of the 20th century DMV/RMV.

[2aProtectsTheRest]

Help President Trump get reelected and he’ll make sure we have a Supreme Court that values your right to purchase as much of those items as you deem fit (yes, I expect the NFA, GCA, and FOPA’s full auto restrictions to go bye-bye in the next 10 years).

In the meantime, while I really don’t like the government dumping cash out the window like it has, if President Trump believes that’s our best option to bring the economy back to life, I’m willing to stick by him for it.

[JonPreston]

Yes indeed.

[SheepWhisperer]

My stimulus funds were sent to Trump 2020 campaign.
ALL OF IT.
With a note telling the campaign this information.

And...AND...I TELL EVERYONE THIS, INCLUDING & ESPECIALLY LEFTISTS.

...cute scanners gif...

Hehehe

[Beagle8U]

I bought a Bolt-action Winchester 350 Legend with a Vortex 3x9x40.

[Graybeard58]

Can I get body armor and a select fire M4 with 1000 rounds instead ?

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Request denied, you could put an eye out with one of those things.

[Graybeard58]

I honestly wonder how many people used their “stimulus” to buy firearms.`

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Thinking about it.

My $2,400 check has been laying on an end table since we got it about a month ago.

I know, I know, that money could be in the bank earning a solid 0.000001% interest.

[dakine]

Guess I’m not a part of “most Americans”....

[backwoods-engineer]

Dear Lord, I pray Trump does not sign this. There are REAMS and REAMS of poison pills in that bill.

[CARDINALRULES]

Personally I would be very happy to get a 2nd check.

But as someone that loves and wants what is best for my country, not so much.

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I did the non-filer but didn’t really expect to get the money. So I was actually surprised when I did a few weeks ago.

I put $300 in to my bank and got $900 in cash. I like cash and actually having to hand it over when I buy something helps control impulse buys.

I made one purchase from Amazon for $40 minus about $6 that I had in gift card money.

A big chunk of my buys at Walmart has been meat. Several cans of Keystone beef, canned corned beef, and 4 of the 16ct Ballpark beef hotdogs. After seeing the prices for fresh beef at the grocery store I did the math on the Keystone and with tax just over $8 for a 28 oz can was cheap. I don’t buy fresh meat at Walmart. After the first buy of all 6 cans of Keystone, they restocked and I buy 2-3 each time.

I also found some good buys on clearance, mostly from the Electronics area.

Less than $50 on what might be considered junk food.

I did pay back the $100 to my mom that she gave me after I got the check but couldn’t get to the bank for a few days. I also gave her $50.

I will keep what I already have in my wallet and the less than $50 in my bank but the $600 left I will end up giving to my mom to help with a very large bill.

[volunbeer]

Ha. $2400 could buy a lot of .22 ammo.

I bet that would beat the earnings at the bank!

[L,TOWM]

The IRS sent me a letter a couple of weeks ago saying I would get money, but so far zilch. And I have seen a couple of references on the web to some payments being in debit card form in an envelope that looks like a piece of junk mail soliciting pricey credit cards... Hopefully, I did not throw mine away. I was thinking of turning my $1,200 into an AK, magazines for it, and rounds...

[Fresh Wind]

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

After pretty much giving up checking the IRS page I finally get this,

“We scheduled your payment to be deposited on July 29, 2020 to the bank account below.”

Only 3 months after I was supposed to get a scheduled date, according to their own website. Should be direct deposit. Everybody I know has got theirs, even those getting paper checks. At least it will be good to get it before everyone gets their second check. ( if that happens )

To those still waiting remember they say it could take 20 weeks to get the money, which would be mid Sept. Read an article where some still may not get the money until next year.