$2,000 or $600 stimulus checks? How far each would go toward paying the rent

$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.

Leah Millis | Reuters

Second stimulus checks are in the works for millions of Americans.Now, Congress and President Donald Trump must agree: Should those payments be $600 or $2,000 per person?The latest coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress includes $600 per person, or $1,200 per married couple, plus $600 per qualifying child.However, Trump called those direct payments “ridiculously low.” Instead, on Tuesday he called for $2,000 per individual or $4,000 per couple. It is unclear how much children would get.The $600 […]

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