Why $600 Meant Survival, Not Luxury, for People Like Me
Sometimes I wonder if politicians have ever actually met someone who lives paycheck to paycheck. When the $600 weekly benefit was on the table, nobody I knew complained—it was a lifeline, not a lottery win. Yet, somehow, the folks in charge acted like helping us was a crime.
Gig workers like me, who never had a safety net, finally felt seen. But instead of extending that help, they debated, delayed, and dismissed our struggles as if we were asking for too much. Meanwhile, the real moochers—the ones cashing million-dollar checks—got a free pass.
Is it really so hard to understand that most of us just want to pay rent and buy groceries? Maybe if they spent a day in our shoes, they’d stop calling $600 “peanuts” and start calling it what it really is: survival. 🤔💸
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