Apart from the politics, having just seen all the shuttered businesses downtown where I live and all the 'For Lease/For Sale' signs on business locations, the extra money can make the difference between living in your home and being on the street.
Unless, of course, you're a government employee and continue to receive a full paycheck even if not working.
Mitch McConnell always looks like a deer caught in the headlights. He has the Senate in recess for critical weeks and waits until the last minute to present something, as millions of unemployed workers (read: voters) wonder if they’ll be able to pay the rent or if their jobs are even coming back when this is over. Then he blandly babbles on about $100 a week and stimulus checks only going to those making under $40,000 a year. How out of touch can you be in a crucial election year?!
The Democrats will pounce on this and hammer away at the GOP in the court of public opinion. Unfortunately, right now is not the time for worrying about the deficit. Make this the last stimulus and make it substantial. Trump could win the election on this, wearing the mask, and the stepped up efforts to get a vaccine. The GOP will be perceived as really doing something to help end this crisis and help ordinary Americans.
Mnuchin has hinted there could be another round of stimulus after this one. No! Stop these piecemeal handouts. Get it done and get it over with!