[Aeolun]

Giving people a one-time bonus never made sense to me. They’ll feel rich, spend it all, and be back in their previous situation next month.

[atq2119]

Sounds like a decent recipe for boosting the economy, assuming the supply side capacity is available: injects a bunch of demand, but at the same time, precisely by being a one-time measure, discourages price hikes.

[m0llusk]

Limited available evidence shows that people are extremely conservative with spending windfalls with much of it going to pay down debt.

[andrekandre]

to that point: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-credit-idUSKB...