https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/12804...04640?s=20

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This is especially unnerving for me. 
I have lost about 32K in income so far due to COVID-19.  There is no end in sight right now for my unemployment unless  I take a job outside of the field I studied in college and have worked in for 25 years.  
Federal PUA and FL unemployment have paid me $7,200. I'd be in trouble with out that. 

Here's where it gets interesting. 
I was "approved" for an SBA EIDL loan of 23K which would have returned me to some sense of financial normalcy even if I had to repay the loan at 4% interest. 

Then the loan was declined. 

The reason cited was my credit rating. 

My credit rating isn't bad but it was dinged a bit since I've been out of work for 3 months and three weeks now. 

I can't get a LOAN for 23K but Kanye West, mega churches, and Ukrainian money laundering fronts are getting millions.  
This system is broken. 

(if you're curious why my credit rating took a dip - I arranged an agreement with one of my creditors at their suggestion to forego my monthly payment for two months while awaiting unemployment funds. I didn't pay the bill for two months as agreed and then paid the full retroactive amount when I was able. The account was nonetheless reported as delinquent.)

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