Tucked away in this (entirely worthwhile) WaPo piece is a nugget that would surprise and probably tick off a lot of big check proponents. Phase-out formula means you'd have the top 10 percent of earners getting significant checks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2000-vs-600-stimulus-payments-isnt-the-real-issue/2020/12/28/a870d838-4945-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html

Under current law, the checks phase down to $0 by $210k for a family like mine. If the House-passed bill were enacted, that same family would get $7,000. http://www.crfb.org/blogs/how-much-would-2000-checks-cost

Lots of "so what" retorts, but hard to make a rational case that this is the best allocation of ~half a trillion marginal dollars in covid relief, which is what the piece is getting at. At an absolute minimum you'd want to see significant structural reforms.