14 scathing responses to Congress’s proposed $600 stimulus checks

Jamie Jones. Updated December 18th, 2020

Nine months after Americans received their first stimulus check, Congress is inching closer to passing a new coronavirus aid package. The package is believed to include a second round of stimulus checks at a rate of $600 each, half of the previous amount.

Another round of payments could be around $600 to $700, down from the $1,200 sums Congress authorized with the first payments in the spring. https://t.co/yV3xoB93Ik

— CNBC (@CNBC) December 17, 2020

Needless to say, many aren’t happy and are voicing concerns over the one-time payment not being enough to assist through the ongoing pandemic.

Here are the only 14 reactions you need:

Which half of your rent are you going to spend your stimulus check on?

— Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatters) December 17, 2020

For the next stimulus check, you need to sell a certain amount of these chocolates to get it pic.twitter.com/DlMqiKqBzM

— Joe (@mojoejoejoemtz) December 17, 2020

don’t worry y’all, financial planners are here to offer advice on how to stretch that $600 stimulus check

• add it to your emergency fund
• don’t be poor
• pay down credit card debt
• don’t buy lavish items like toilet paper or food
• seriously, just stop being poor

— Laurazepam (@andlikelaura) December 17, 2020

https://twitter.com/iamTannenbaum/status/1339752731385466881

https://twitter.com/MohanadElshieky/status/1339776060066590721

us government pandemic stimulus checks pic.twitter.com/C1NKcwnYHQ

— moistbreezy (@moistbreezy) December 18, 2020

https://twitter.com/murderxbryan/status/1339642713306779650

The next stimulus check is a $200 giftcard to Blockbuster

— ₦Î₵₭ (@_NickMartinez) December 17, 2020

BREAKING: Congress has just announced that instead of a stimulus check, every citizen gets an extra hour in the ball pit. pic.twitter.com/eAhZaHjkg5

— JTenzah is a "Professional"? (@JTenzah) December 17, 2020

10.

cut out the middleman and just give us a ps5 as the stimulus check

— ret (@rad_milk) December 17, 2020

11.

$600 stimulus check inbound to help you pay 9 months of back rent pic.twitter.com/bQobl9kTHA

— Carlo (@yesthatCarlo) December 16, 2020

12.

$600 is enough for a stimulus check and $15 is too high for minimum wage. I also haven’t paid attention to the economy since 1960 and bought a house for $17 in 1962.

— Joey⚡️ (@joeygllghr) December 17, 2020

13.

The $600 stimulus check pic.twitter.com/dbCZCZREIX

— joy (@kudya_not) December 17, 2020

14.

next stimulus check is gonna be a new U2 album downloaded on our phones without our consent

— jules 🐊 (@smokeyrgreens) December 17, 2020