All this talk of stimulus cheques is just a diversion to make the people forget that the current taxation system is pure theft. That $2000 you Americans are getting was already yours, it was stolen from you by the corrupt and bloated government when you payed income tax.
If the government really cared about the people they would talk about greatly diminishing income tax or getting rid of it completely.
I always felt like people see the government / politicians like wealthy philanthropists practicing altruism instead of public servants managing, and fucking up budgets year after year.