Re:The Pandemic Boom Goes Bust
by pjc50 on Saturday January 29, 2022 @11:56AM
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> banks, financial entities and ultra rich individuals got money absolutely for free
[citation needed]: please distinguish between gifts and loans, bearing in mind that a loan written off other than in bankruptcy can be counted as a gift.
There is a big problem that most of the consumer spending goes through Jeff Bezos who gets to keep a percentage of it, but that's not the same as directly giving him money, and happens regardless of the stimulus or not.
[citation needed]: please distinguish between gifts and loans, bearing in mind that a loan written off other than in bankruptcy can be counted as a gift.
There is a big problem that most of the consumer spending goes through Jeff Bezos who gets to keep a percentage of it, but that's not the same as directly giving him money, and happens regardless of the stimulus or not.