re: The Plight of Being “Essential Personnel”

Not sure I get the resentment here. From what I understand, if your AGI is over $75/150K (single/jointly), the amount of the stimulus checks start tapering off. So, let’s for instance say you’re filing jointly and your AGI is north of $200K, so you’re not qualifying for any stimulus (which I’m not actually sure would even be the case at that AGI).

Then, let’s assume your neighbor has a good job, paid into unemployment for years, has a wife who works part time for a little supplemental income, and two kids, but a joint AGI just under $150K. Let’s also assume he just got laid off off because of this and is making that big $41,600/year in unemployment, along with an extra $2,800 in stimulus cash.

Would you rather be in his boat, worrying about how you’re going to maintain the quality of life for your family over the long term? At least he’s got the pool...

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not being dismissive of your concerns, I’m just trying to say that sometimes, a little perspective is nice.