what a joke this entire "stimulus" has been. https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1252392948752236545

too little, too late, too slow, too exclusive, and one-time thing many people are going to put towards survival or catching up on debt instead of "stimulating the economy"

basically american capitalism as usual. and i'm sure we're supposed to view this as some massive generosity

like with my employer. "we cut the board and execs' salaries by 25%"

ok but you still make over a hundred times what we do so i dont-

"y'all get to either blow your year's vacation or lose a paycheck. also no bonuses or raises for you. but hey, we aren't doing layoffs yet!"

ah

and i'm supposed to feel grateful for this shit sandwich i've been handed, because so many other people are simply out of a job and i have it "good"

this is a big part of why i hate "it could be worse", because that line of thinking makes us accept intentional garbage as a gift.

i understand my privilege here. but that idea of "at least.." just plays into their hands. they could fix our problems. they refuse.

"it could be worse" as applied to situations out of any human's control still doesn't sit well with me because of massive guilt issues, but I understand its usefulness to many

"it could be worse" applied to systemic and cultural issues is bullshit and we shouldn't listen to it

muting this thread cause I'm not interested in talking about it further rn

it's a decent contributor to why i'm on day 7 of unpaid leave, pending acceptance of a disability claim for 75% pay that only backdates to yesterday IF they accept it, which who fuckin knows if they will