With $6 Trillion In COVID Relief, The Government Could Have Given Every Taxpayer $41,000
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With $6 Trillion In COVID Relief, The Government Could Have Given Every Taxpayer $41,000

The federal government will spend enough in COVID-19 stimulus to give every American taxpayer $41,000. As COVID-19 and the lockdown-induced recession produced job loss and public health challenges, the federal government approved massive omnibus packages meant to stimulate the economy. Among these were the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, passed in March 2020; the $2.3 trillion…