Didn’t get stimulus, don’t want to say why
DEAR MISS MANNERS:
I’m often in groups where the subject of stimulus checks comes up. People will interject that they have, or have not, received what they’d expected.
Due to my high income, I’m not eligible to receive anything. Since I really don’t want to admit how much money I make, I try to just remain silent. However, when asked directly, I lie and say I’ve received mine. Do you see a problem with my lies?
GENTLE READER: As no one should be talking about money in polite society anyway, Miss Manners will permit you to escape. If you define the phrase “I’ve received my due” as having already earned it within a higher income bracket, then the truth is merely being subjected to semantics.
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