I have a deep sympathy for all those affected by the virus as well as everyone indirectly. 

Direct lies, indirect lies, and statistics”.

I was able to help capture your direction indirectly? 

Market to those situations, as in direct mail. 

Kia, Honda the list goes on and on with the list of total devastation and that's JUST the automotive industry alone, and 100k+ unemployed in direct and ancillary impact. 

would probably like to tell me - or indirectly suggest - how dumb I am.

NYTIMESFortunately, once again, the rural, "red states" are coming to the rescue:"Still, New York is set to receive significant federal assistance from the $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package: $5.95 billion in direct aid and another $4 billion for schools, a City Hall spokeswoman said."

HTC is an "indirect federal subsidy to finance the rehabilitation of historic buildings with a 20 percent tax credit for qualified expenditures".

Martin for their direct and indirect help in my learning process!

@Julian BuickThis is a tricky question, and one to which you will likely get different opinions based on who you talk to.The IRS is not specific on this issue, and there is not any case law that we know of you can rely on for guidance.The key premise with the IRA is that there can be no direct or indirect benefit between the IRA and a disqualified party - in either direction.Many tax professionals are comfortable with the idea of joint venturing between IRA and personal funds, so long as:The investment is entered into jointly on day one (you cannot sell or exchange interest between the parties).The initial equity percentage is maintained throughout the life of the transaction, so if you initially fund 50/50 or 70/30 or whatever, you stick with that.The caveat is that in order to avoid any kind of "indirect" benefit, neither party should be enabled to participate in the transaction due to the presence of the disqualified funds.