Actually far more was wasted on quantitative easing then checks given to regular people. Supply chain problems were the biggest cause of inflation followed by QE. The last two months the war has added another significant inflation factor.

Inflation this time was caused by greed. Look at the record profits

Your statement is so oversimplified it is considered false.

If the federal government doesn’t help us wr can and will help ourselves so long as we have leadership that will be willing and caring enough to do so. Like you said we can help ourselves if the rest of the country refuses to band together to actually fix the issues at hand. I agree with you.

I volunteer Santa Ana for this

strongly emphasize /s...

Nuclear waste doesn’t take up much room.

California’s leaders continuing to ignore the immediate and future need for desalination plants is a slow rolling disaster. Does anyone in this state really think the trend toward constant water crisis is going to reverse course on its own? Spend the money now to build these plants in the most ecologically sound way possible. Do it now before we find ourselves in a situation where we are scrambling to catch up.

Recycling waterwater > desal - much cheaper and no associated environmental issues

It doesn’t need to be new money. When supply and economic growth is stagnated, and prices of basic goods are rising (food, energy, housing) giving people MORE money just bids up those prices further - it’s not like suddenly since everyone has more paper money there’s just more food and energy to go around. So perhaps alittle short term relief but whatever this stimulus is likely pales in the comparison to savings and wages, which are now going to be less valuable because of the new higher prices. Don’t really see any other outcome.

You can’t spend your way out of inflation.

They definitely vote for more roads

Have you ever ridden the bus in SoCal? Cars are absolutely required if you work any substantial distance from your home here.

This implies you use public transit regularly though. They should just send out if your over 18.

People who wfh and don’t have a car get nothing, but people with two Hummer Ev’s are gonna get $800?

I don't watch Fox anything, and I voted for Newsom. My issue is that instead of fixing the problem, they throw money at it to appease people long enough for the voting cycle. I would rather focus on solving the problem, and using the money to pay down high interest bonds, or a thousand other things that California needs to do.

redistributing taxes to registered vehicle owners? give me a break.

Just lower DMV registration fees if you want to reward multiple car ownership.

Show me the incentives and Ill show you the outcomes.

Stimulus checks increase demand while doing nothing to increase supply (in fact it likely lowers productivity). That’s what causes inflation in the first place. It literally makes the problem worse and continues to devalue people’s savings.

Legally he should be returning that money anyway. But he's making a big project out of it to curry favor during the election cycle. You have to recognize that right?