COVID-19 relief package
Trillions for Wall Street, pittance for the people
Compared to the scale of the crisis, the stimulus package will be far from enough to give people the kind of relief they need.
US COVID relief package: Too little, too late
After much wrangling, the US Congress managed to pass the a COVID-19 relief package. However, it offers only a pittance at a time when large sections of the population are facing an unprecedented economic crisis
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