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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by votepaunchy on Thursday July 02, 2020 @11:00AM (#23713937)
> This is provably false. It only went to people who filed taxes in 2019 and who met the qualifications.

The stimulus check will be part of your 2020 tax return, and you will claim the money as a refund then if you have not already received your money. Any money incorrectly paid out will likewise be reclaimed via that process.

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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by CydeWeys on Thursday July 02, 2020 @11:17AM (#23714173)
Paying out next year upon filing taxes doesn't do a lot to keep people afloat who are unemployed now. That's long enough to end up on the street.
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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by sangnoir on Thursday July 02, 2020 @12:43PM (#23715133)
All you said is true, but this is the mechanism Congress decided to distribute the money (a universal, early tax refund for 2020), and that are its failure modes - some people will get it later than others if the government doesn't currently have their information on file, or only has paper returns.
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