I've heard this before, especially from the GOP types around here in the South.

Everyone is staying home and so have extra money. We never traveled before the pandemic. Travel was a special treat we reserved for holidays or anniversaries. Maybe we traveled once every 5 years. Yeah, we spent money on gas, but since we were farmers, I still bought gas for our tractors and farm equipment during the pandemic. Were normal people traveling alot outside of work? This sounds like what a rich person thinks inside their bubble. Losing a job cost a lot more than paying for gas to get there. It did not equal out for many workers.

I got no extra money, aside from the meager lump sum payments the government daned to handout after giving billions to billionaires. But that little bit is long, long gone. I'm certainly not using it now to buy luxuries.

So, where is all this extra money people say we all have? I've been hearing about it. But why didn't I get any of it?