Comment by esrauch
5 months ago
It's a completely absurd claim that "most" people think the only reason the government isn't sending million dollar checks is hoarding.
The government spending too much and the debt being large is an extremely popular talking point, at least half of everyone would say "the federal government should spend less than they do" much less million dollar checks for every person.
I don't know if I have ever met someone in the ~40% of Americans who don't pay income tax, complaining that their government benefits are going too far.
The people who complain most about government spending are the people who pay a lot in taxes while only directly getting a fraction of it back in useful services. Taxes for roads and police? No Problem. Taxes for rent subsidies? Icy.
I know a number of people who pay very little taxes and enjoy tht benefit of government services, many of them are vocally against government spending despite that they would be personally harmed if they stopped
If what you are saying is true then Democrats would smash every election, "government spending too high" is demonstrably a fairly popular opinion with both low and high income based on voting.