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Originally Posted by vreihen16

At the risk of getting this thread moved under P&R, this example is no different than the person who spent a million bucks on a McMansion before the housing bubble popped, took out a jumbo loan, leveraged it up the wazoo with second mortgages, and then cried to Uncle Sam when their whole house of cards came tumbling down.

As someone who purchased a moderate two-bedroom house and lives well within his means (and suffered a huge medical issue with $12K out-of-pocket two years ago), why should I pay for someone else's irresponsibility?

On the topic of the check, those who don't need it can freely donate the funds to their local not-for-profit hospital, health care worker scholarships, food banks, etc. I actually donated $100 yesterday to a well-vetted local college nursing student hardship fund.....