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Reimagining the Economy

The need for an equity-based universal basic income

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Aug 21, 2020
José Quiñonez says a targeted, data-driven system will help us during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Families that didn't get $500 stimulus payments for children now have another chance

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Aug 17, 2020
The IRS is reopening registration on its website. Parents have to fill out information in what’s called a "non-filers tool."
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What are Kamala Harris’s economic priorities?

by Beth Pearlman
Aug 13, 2020
How might the current pandemic and financial crisis change the economic priorities of VP candidate Kamala Harris?
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The Economy Reimagined, Part 1: Dealing with Inequality

by David Brancaccio and Kimberly Adams
Aug 7, 2020
Amid the wreckage of 2020, are there opportunities to fix what was already broken, including the system of human relationships we call the economy?
Pictured: Hundreds of people wait in line for hours at a downtown Brooklyn office for their EBT Food Stamp cards on May 12, 2020 in New York City.
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Using coronavirus relief to pay down credit cards

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 6, 2020
Credit card debt was down by $76 billion in the second quarter, the steepest decline in card balances since tracking started.
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Some people still have not received the first COVID-19 relief check. Here's why.

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Rose Conlon and Alex Schroeder
Jul 20, 2020
A new study by the Brookings Institution found racial disparities in whose checks were delayed.
One way to make sure more people get their payments if their is a second round is to consider prepaid debit cards instead of Treasury checks.
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COVID & Unemployment

Where does Congress stand on another COVID-19 relief package?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Jul 20, 2020
The House has passed a $3 trillion relief bill. Senate Republicans are expected to roll out their own package this week.
Senate Republicans are expected to roll out another coronavirus relief package proposal this week.
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COVID & Unemployment

Answers to your questions about unemployment benefits and COVID-19

by Jack Stewart
Jul 7, 2020
As we approach the deadline for the expanded coronavirus unemployment payments to end, we look at some of the key questions around benefits.
Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center for help with their unemployment claims.
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When $600-a-week pandemic unemployment checks run out, what then?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 30, 2020
If Congress doesn't act, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation is set to expire on July 31.
A Florida resident receives an unemployment insurance application in April. Many recipients could be shocked if the temporary extra benefit terminates at the end of July.
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Incomes rose in April, but only because of government relief payments

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 29, 2020
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that personal income rose by 10.5% in April. But without government relief payments, it would have fallen by roughly 5%.
President Trump signs the CARES Act in March. Personal income rose last month mainly due to the relief payments included in the act.
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