Season 5 · Episode 6
The Case For Writing Every American a Check
Prognosis: Misconception · Bloomberg
April 2, 202011m 21s
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Show Notes
Under the $2 Trillion economic stimulus bill passed last week, the US government will make direct payments to Americans who are suffering because of the coronavirus pandemic. Giving everybody money, with no strings attached, has an obvious benefit in an economic emergency. But some economists have always advocated for handing out money to nearly everyone, in good times and bad. Joe Weisenthal explains. Plus the day's Covid-19 headlines.
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