I think COVID has been used for financial gain for many. The stimulus plans did little for the common person but did a huge amount to put money in the hands of very rich people. Add up the stimulus checks and unemployment sent out. Nowhere near the level of federal outlay. The stimulus's were used to prop up the asset market.
I think there is a restructuring of our financial system being pushed by the very rich to use this to continue to rig the financial systems in their favor. This is being done through bailouts, government spending, artificially low-interest rates, government back securities, etc. It should be scary that two of the governors pushing the most draconian measures (New York, New Jersey) are crony capitalist extraordinaire. Murphey in particular made 100's of millions off the rigging of the markets. If you think now that they're elected officials they're doing good for the common man you're crazy. They're trying to rig the system with a rich politburo for themselves and they're friends.