> Except we do have an idea not just from the news/knowledge This is the crux of it. You're not actually penalized, it just makes you upset. You can choose to

> Except we do have an idea not just from the news/knowledge This is the crux of it. You're not actually penalized, it just makes you upset. You can choose to not be upset. I'm happy that people who most need help are getting some. > But also from the fact that taxes fund this scenario. > One gets their tax money (plus some) back. Another pays taxes, but gets none back. This is false. No taxes were levied on you to fund this scenario. If you want to count the downstream effects, the deficit is drastically down under the Biden administration, so this is part of a package deal that helps you out (not that the this would raise your taxes anyway even if the deficit were to increase). Not to mention the effects of stimulus from people who would otherwise be paying money on a loan but can now spend it on other things, which will trickle up to whatever corporation you work for, so from this action alone you may actually come out ahead. But I contend that you're not interested a full accounting or the dollar amount people are receiving, because if you were, you would be much more interested in the pounds being given to interests that clearly don't need them (military, mega farms, oil) instead of the pennies given to those that do. The short of it is no taxes are levied on you for this to happen, it really is a win for everyone, and it's ok for these people to get a little bit of help that you're not getting.