OT Simple question... Simple answer... Are you going to accept the $1k check from the government?...

My son is a journeyman electrician and has been at the Kaiser hospital for a number of years with a contractor. He has been given the opportunity to if he was concerned about working in all areas of the hospital he could furlough and collect unemployment. He would never do that he's says as he's watching others give of their time and efforts. Of course if he comes down with systems he Stays home.
He's get the ceiling's to pull wire and run ac to all locations and today he's was in the area of the morgue and they had sign's up indicating covid-19 placements. He said its very eerie as there are hardly any people in the areas that would be packed with traffic. He's pulling power for the tent's that are going up.

 

Anyone who doesn't want their check should send it my way

 

Yes.

 

What's the big deal? The increase is a drop in the bucket.
Let's say you want to take a shot at this sweetheart deal. You'd have to quit your job first. But if you quit a job you are ineligible for unemployment. You must be layed off to collect unemployment. So, you do your job poorly so that you can collect more than your job pays. Well, you can't be fired for cause and collect unemployment. The result, you just can't do anything to collect all that rich unemployment money. All you can do is get layed off because the company can't afford the payroll. Now, how does this compare with the Billions and Billions of dollars that companies will collect? I think I know the answer to that.

 

I told my wife I don't want a single cent. We both work from home, anyway, so the social distancing thing hasn't been a real disruption. However, it has been a bit challenging selling commercial real estate these days, so we'll see.

 

I am taking a collection of such checks to return to the Treasury for the donors. I'm doing my part during this crisis.