I have a notebook where I keep and plan all my story ideas. I was having a look through it back to the earliest planning for the game.

You want to know what dumb thing was the genesis of the whole plot?

Option One (my least favorite option): People who are independent get the full stimulus check (or whatever portion of it if they make more than 75K a year) as already written. People who have dependents OF ANY AGE (rather than just under the age of 17) get an extra $500 per dependent.

Option Two (the option that actually helps more people): People who are independent get the full stimulus check (or whatever portion of it if they make more than 75K a year) as already written. People who have dependent under the age of 17 get an extra $500 per dependent. Dependents age 17 and older, if qualify as far as having filed taxes and all that good stuff, get the full stimulus check (if a dependent makes more than 75K a year I’d just like to talk)