i think they are talking about a one time $1000 pmt to taxpayers, plus maybe eliminating the SS payroll tax through the year or something. that's hardly enough to live off of.
Years ago my company I worked for, (Nameless but starts with a V) working with my IBEW union offered a stupid contract. The union was wanting 5% but the company was giving 2.5%. We rejected it and then the company offered a $1,000 signing bonus for that 2.5% contract. 60% voted YES. If we had gotten the 5% it would have been $5,200 more ($6,200) over the 3 years. But Money in hand buys votes from stupid thinkers. "Oh, I can buy that 52 inch big screen TV"
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If we had gotten the 5% it would have been $5,200 more ($6,200) over the 3 years. 
