Back in March, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a package that comprised more than $2 trillion in economic relief. Those funds were meant to go to American workers, families, and small businesses. But the reality is that wealthy individuals and corporations have found themselves being financially supported while ordinary Americans have been left behind with their requests for help falling on deaf ears. The CARES Act preserved jobs at the top of corporations, just as workers further down the pay scale were laid off. The only direct financial support that the CARES Act […]
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