Don’t Just Send People Money During a Pandemic—Do It All the Time

Don’t Just Send People Money During a Pandemic—Do It All the Time

(PHOTO BY JEFF FUSCO/GETTY IMAGES) The evidence is in: Sending out direct cash payments has been a full-blown success—and we can’t afford to stop.

It’s become almost a cliché in the politics of Washington, D.C.: Every time someone proposes expanding a social program or creating a new one, scores of politicians, lobbyists and so-called economic ​“experts” will pop up to tell you that it will cost too much and we can’t afford it. Somehow, money is never an issue when it comes to tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations or increasing our military budget, but programs that support […]

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