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Those $900 cheques kept Australia out of recession during the Global Financial Crisis.

Business welcomed the circulating money as did most recipients.

Of course there are always a few people who resent money being spread widely to the
Australian people. They would prefer recession and its implications because they knew that
would certainly have damaged the govt of the day. So your views are just based on politics
instead of the national interest.