The $2 Trillion Second Stimulus Bill Conundrum
This is a year America won't soon forget. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has wreaked havoc physically and financially. It's responsible for more than 142,000 deaths in the U.S., and has cost over 20 million Americans their jobs. Worst of all, this physical and financial shock has occurred over a span of just five months.
While resolving the physical toll of COVID-19 remains a challenge, lawmakers felt the most appropriate response to the financial hardships created by the pandemic was to throw a record amount of money at the problem. Thus, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act came into being.
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