>Invoking the general argument to draw ire, I did not invoke the general argument. What I was intending to do was to point out that the stimulus checks were on

>Invoking the general argument to draw ire, I did not invoke the general argument. What I was intending to do was to point out that the stimulus checks were only a small fraction of expansionary monetary policy during COVID. >and then directing that attention at things besides the overwhelming systemic problems The examples I gave were intended to demonstrate the general point referenced above, and not to be exhaustive. >very least echoing people who are arguing in bad faith. I was refuting a bad-faith argument from the people you are complaining about. The conventional line is that the stimulus checks were a primary driver of inflation. I explained why that is not true. You accuse me of "echoing" that argument. This is ridiculous. >Fraudulent PPP "loans", while despicable, are much closer to the little guy than QE If I'm going to entertain this line of reasoning, shouldn't we at least consider that the Fed bought distressed loans at the same time that many landlords may have been pushed towards default, and foreclosure sales prevented, due to the eviction moratorium? That may be closer to the little guy than it seems at first.