$2,000 Or $600 Stimulus Checks? How Far Each Would Go Toward Paying the Rent

Handmade signs litter the ground after an anti-eviction protest outside a Mount Rainier, Maryland, apartment complex on Aug. 10, 2020. Most Washington lawmakers agree: Second stimulus checks are necessary.

But a battle over how much to send — $600 per person or $2,000 — is taking place between Capitol Hill and the White House.

A look at Census Bureau data shows a stark difference in how far each check would go toward covering one month’s rent. Second stimulus checks are in the works for millions of Americans.Now, Congress and President Donald Trump must agree: Should those payments be $600 […]

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