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During covid, lots of people received a stimilus. The lines at high-end purse and luxury good stores were longer than I've ever seen.
by billy99k 1y ago
During covid, lots of people received a stimilus. The lines at high-end purse and luxury good stores were longer than I've ever seen.
- teaearlgraycold 1y agoTo be fair many people who were still employed and making decent money for their area received stimulus checks. At that point why not treat it as fun money? After all, you’re trying to stimulate the economy. That includes luxury stores. Others were making more on unemployment than they did while employed. They got checks on a regular basis that meaningfully increased their income level. I’m not surprised or offended if they try to temporarily increase their standard of living in frivolous ways.
- SkyPuncher 1y agoI think Covid is unique because people just needed an outlet for something good in their life.
- cadamsdotcom 1y agoYou might believe that, and who knows, it may be true! But your one unsubstantiated story doesn’t constitute data that can be used to compare to anything.
- billy99k 1y agohttps://x.com/ManDaveJobGood/status/1752500940845072754 https://x.com/ManDaveJobGood/status/1752500940845072754 Other people had the same idea as me. With data! PPP loans taken out during Covid to thousands and thousands of one-person companies and eventually forgiven by the Biden administration. To make another point, why didn't we see a surge in art and positive improvements when someone gets free money from the government? Because what happened is what always happens: It was wasted.
- c22 1y agoI worked at a maker space during the pandemic and I can attest that our membership surged once we were able to resume semi-regular operations.