Software engineers are a tiny fraction of the population, and any money given to them can always be recouped via taxes anyways. The added bureaucratic/administrative complexity on such a time-sensitive measure just doesn't seem worth it.

How much are you willing to pay to make sure that it's targeted? 30% overhead is not uncommon for means-tested welfare.

That software engineer would spend it elsewhere in the industry, likely some non-essential.

That hourly worker w/o a job will pay rent and food. Software engineer...a carwash, new lawn equiment, or hell even a vacation.

Giving an airline a tax break won't drive them more customers. Giving their customers more money will give them customers.

What? Nobody is going to be flying anywhere soon, regardless of whether you give everybody $1000.

$1000 a month per person...Trump has announced at least 2 months of it. I have my salary still. My wife and I get $4000 of free money. What do you think we're going to do with it?

You need to think long term what this money can do.