I’m not convinced that this is a story of unfortunate circumstances affecting responsible but unlucky Americans. I know several people who openly talk about gam

I’m not convinced that this is a story of unfortunate circumstances affecting responsible but unlucky Americans. I know several people who openly talk about gaming the pandemic benefits and protections, purposely staying unemployed, using the time and money for an extended vacation. My feeling is this isn’t uncommon - it seems more like a well known script everyone is aware of. It is easy to demonize landlords and owners of small businesses but those are people working hard and taking risks to make their way, while others are abusing this pandemic to freeload by skipping rent and avoiding work.