Those cringe motherfuckers couldn't be bothered with a check I could read and cash, oh no. They're sending out debit cards. Looks like we're all on welfare now folks. Waitin' for de gubment to charge up my spending card so I can go to Walmart.
And their favorite folks the bankers, get a transaction cut on everything.
In 2017, there were 143 million taxpayers in the US.
If just 10% of them got their bribe money on a card, banks made about $43 million
If 25% got it on a card, $107 million
If 50%, $215 million
And that's just on this one round of stimulus.