Right now, I haven't seen enough details to feel strongly about it one way or the other and it seems like the signals from the House are that it is not likely to pass there as easily has the leadership had hoped, so I expect another round of negotiations and delays before we find out what they're really going to do.
The biggest problem I have with it at this point is the timeframe. I've heard they're expecting 2+ months before checks actually start going out. I've got friends who are getting letters this week reminding them that rent is still due on the 1st and eviction proceedings will start on the 10th if it isn't paid. Getting a check in May or June isn't going to help with that. Hopefully the expanded unemployment will be handled in a more timely fashion to provide real relief for those who need every dime of their income to get by.
That's my frustration too. DD18 is out of work and doesn't qualify for unemployment under our state's usual rules because she didn't have high enough earnings over a long enough period of time and because she quit when they closed down her campus rather than sticking around to be laid off a week or two later. But she's halfway through a payment plan on the extra credit hours she took this term, so she's still got bills. It is really frustrating that this is written in such a way that she appears to fall through all the gaps - no unemployment, no stimulus. And obviously no way to get another job (she waitresses) while our state is in lockdown.
Either the $500 should apply to all dependents regardless of age, or the $1200 should go to all adults regardless of tax status. Putting college kids, who depend on their income even if they aren't self-sufficient, in a special category as not needing any help at all is just ridiculous, especially since most work in the very industries that are completely shut down for the foreseeable future. Maybe the details of the final bill will remedy that, but I doubt it is a problem anyone wanted to go to the mat over.
Are they left out of this version? I asked above if anyone knew, but have not heard.