(01-03-2021 10:45 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(01-03-2021 09:35 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Here is a segment of the working public affected by the pandemic that I never thought of - drag queens

I wonder if they will get checks? Guss it depends solely on how well they were doing before.

But it is indicative of a genre of workers we don’t often think of when we think of those affected by the shut downs - performers of all kinds, and the musicians and crew that support them.

See - this is why I’m arguing to just send these support funds out to everyone. It’s too difficult to effectively evaluate who has been impacted significant during the pandemic by using previous years’ tax returns.

Just put in a stipulation about how anyone who makes over $X per year in 2020 will be taxed an extra $2,000 in 2021 to claw it back from high earners in 2020 that don’t need the assistance.

And personally, I’d like to see these payments extend past one time payments to make sure we’re actually covering and helping people in the industries that are being decimated, regardless of restrictions (obviously there are some industries that won’t be back at full tilt until people feel safe congregating in crowds).