[david38]

A large percentage of the population relies on school for childcare. No childcare = no work = no money. A large percentage of those families didn’t have elderly in the home or visiting. For them, in-person school was critical.

[wing-_-nuts]

...and hence why we helped those people who were unemployed and had children.

[pc86]

"Helped" as in the $600 stimulus checks people got that was supposed to cover groceries for 6 months while they couldn't pay rent?

[wing-_-nuts]

more the unemployment benefits and the massive child care tax credits, yes.

[hattmall]

> massive child care tax credits

massive? lol. It was like an additional $300 a month.

[Workaccount2]

There was a rent moratorium in most places. People were not paying rent.

[sbrother]

We did?

No, we didn't. Source: had young children during the pandemic and just finished paying back debt I accrued from having to quit my job.

[trealira]

There was this "Child Tax Credit" during the pandemic:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/child-tax-credit/

It sounds like you might have missed out on it due to not knowing about it, which would be unfortunate.

[zdragnar]

Tax credits aren't very helpful when, as the parent post noted, they had to quit their job to stay home.

[trealira]

You're right. I didn't make the connection. My bad.

[infamouscow]

We? Who is we here?

[px43]

US taxpayers I guess.