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Re:Is America Inc getting less dynamic, less global and more... by NationalPark on Thursday September 16, 2021 @12:30PM (#28553849)
The median US income is about $30k, so most people were eligible for some if not all the money. But everyone (that was laid off) was eligible for the $600 per week unemployment benefit, and the expanded child tax credit also provided a lot of cash. Child poverty in the US was cut in half by some metrics over the last year - these were very impactful programs for most people.

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