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PPP loans (Edit: stimulus checks totaled a little over $800 billion)

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also the people who stole ppp loans thinks its unfair you or someone you know might benefit from having their education costs wiped away.

KBTR1066

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I agree with this in principle, in the sense that it's frustrating that people who complain endlessly about the stimulus checks seem to think the PPP loans were a necessity, and that's rank hypocrisy. But the phrasing of this statement is bullshit. The PPP loans totaled a little under $800 billion, while the stimulus checks totaled a little over $800 billion. So it was a lot more than "a few $600 checks".

Martineski

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I'm not going to fact check this number and I will just edit the title with it.

Maya

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Just in case anyone comes along to question this.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/03/11/us/how-covid-stimulus-money-was-spent.html

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Date Created: June 15, 2023

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The Anti-Work Library 📚

Essential Reads

Start here! These are probably the most talked-about essays on the topic.

The Abolition of Work by Bob Black (1985) | listen
On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (2013) | listen
In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell (1932) | listen

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