In response to Richard Steiner’s suggestion that only people on unemployment get stimulus checks, I have to say that he fails to understand the full impact of the pandemic to the community (“Not everyone deserves federal payments,” Dec. 31).
People with jobs may have spent time laid off or don’t work as many hours as they did in 2019, meaning their income may have dropped substantially. At the same time, prices have increased by a significant amount.
Unemployed people aren’t the only ones hurting and not the only ones who need help.
Jay J. Esplin, Salt Lake City
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