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The economic pain of the COVID recession is not universally dispersed, but rather, viciously concentrated on a (large) minority of the public. Why then, some analysts ask, should the disbursement of universal checks be a higher priority for progressives than robust aid to the unemployed?
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance
Stimulus Checks to Come at the Unemployed’s Expense
December 17, 2020 | Eric Levitz | New York MagazineThe economic pain of the COVID recession is not universally dispersed, but rather, viciously concentrated on a (large) minority of the public. Why then, some analysts ask, should the disbursement of universal checks be a higher priority for progressives than robust aid to the unemployed?
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance