[arcticbull]

I mean $600/week on top of unemployment ($40-450) is still poverty line wages for a family depending on where you live. [1]

These people weren't exactly rushing out and buying Krug and caviar with their $40K/yr pre-tax wage. That's what some tech workers get every month.

[1] https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/povert...

[smelendez]

No but a lot of people did end up saving and having more money to spend.

As you say, basically $40k/person, which is more than a lot of people make (think especially of families with part time workers, like students or parents). And with reduced expenses for many: no commute, no other work-related expenses like clothes, often no childcare costs, less eating out and entertainment.