There Are Now 7 Second Stimulus Proposals -- Which Do You Favor?
It's been nearly two months since Congress passed and the president signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. At $2.2 trillion, it's the largest relief package ever passed by Congress -- albeit it's designed to tackle a never-before-seen problem like the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has cost an estimated 36 million people their jobs over an eight-week stretch.
Although the CARES Act provided funds for hospitals, distressed industries, small business loans, and for the expansion of the unemployment benefits program, it's best known for the $300 billion set aside for direct stimulus payments to American workers and seniors.
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