On the flip side of that coin, I make about a third of that $75k and have a wife and child to take care of, neither of which bring in an income. By no means am I at the bottom either, there are much worse out there (One father of 5 killed his entire family out of depression). So while I can understand that it sucks not getting anything, at least you're not in as bad a situation as you could be. :)
Yeah, I do realize that there is a lot worse out there but once again, legislators have failed to take into account that people have to make more money in the NYC area because the cost of living is higher. $75K here doesn't go as far as $75K in... say... South Dakota.
That part is true, but how can we formulate some way to measure that Cost of Living so that people in expensive areas can be given a fair break? Sounds really complicated, but I'm sure it's doable. Maybe it should be handled by states?
There are two fair ways to do this: Give it to everyone or give it to no one. Assigning income caps by region would be nightmarishly complicated and susceptible to fraud and manipulation.
It would be the ultimate fairness to give everyone the same check, but then the problem is how to convince Americans that it's okay for Uncle Sam to give the corporate CEOs who make millions a $500 check (Which I guess to them is just spare change anyway). :)
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