End ALL Stimulus NOW

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I have said this before, but I will say it again. I think there is a time when financial assistance is needed, and a time when we need to put people back out on their own to fend for themselves. Back when this whole Covid thing got up and running, and businesses (at the discretion of the government) were mandated to shut their doors, I felt it was critical for government to step in and pony up and help those who were affected by unemployment status beyond their control. Government largely did that with stimulus checks, PPP, and of course extensions of unemployment benefits. But now we have a massive worker shortage in this country, and it's hurting businesses and creating blocks in the supply chain. The reason? Because we no longer need the extensions and benefits, but people are still receiving them. And we all know how that works. If the option is to stay home and get the equivalent of what a job would pay you, and in some cases, receive MORE than what a job would pay you... Many people will opt to stay home until the gravy train comes to an end. In the meantime, this has a damaging impact on our economy, and until we get this under control disruptions in the supply chain will only get worse. And not only that, we have to remember that businesses NOW are struggling to STAY in business—because if you don't have people to work in it, you can't DO business. Some businesses may have to shut their doors just because they can't serve their customers. And where does that leave the workers when the benefits DO come to an end? I say end it all. Every dime of it. And end it now. If jobs are out there and people are able to work... They need to get back to work.