The “stimulus” was undeserved for anyone who had not lost their income, either as a retiree, or as someone whose business was not closed by government mandate, or as one of their employees, or as a government employee. The money to all such groups was not money really needed, “essential” or necessary.
The only stimulus money that was deserved were to those whose losses, of employment, income, or business were created by the “lock down” mandates imposed by state government edicts. The rest of us did not lose our incomes and didn’t need a “stimulus”.
I think a big chunk of the “stimulus” has not “stimulated” anything. It’s gone into increased savings of us folks that were not among the people that lost their incomes, jobs and businesses. I understand their “surcharge”. They were forced out of business by government edict on the premise doing so was “saving lives”, “saving” our lives presumably. I don’t accept the premise completely, but I also doubt the government “stimulus” will ever recover all the losses of most small companies. As one whose income was not deprived by government action, I will pay the surcharge without complaint.
I don’t mind the surcharge because it is the only way some restaurant can operate under draconian government regulations like stupid reduced seating requirements.
However, pizza delivery did this during the last big gas shortage and it’s still there - years and years later.