We've proven that the US can write a check whenever it wants, and yet whenever we talk about helping regular Americans with free college or healthcare or UBI the national conversation is "how are we going to pay for it?" Writing a check to wall street to bolster profits while leaving Americans to mostly fend for themselves is still theft.

And if you are working and don't pay income tax it's because your employer is legally allowed to pay you poverty wages.

>But people who don’t earn much money aren’t going to be responsible for that bill because they pay no (or almost no) income tax.

Maybe, but the devaluation of the dollar as a result of this additional and significant debt is only going to effect the daily lives of people "who don't earn much money."