Several million people are getting a new $600 stimulus payment next month. Before you get carried away with your rejoicing, however, there’s a big caveat to add. This is a California stimulus check we’re referring to, exclusive to residents of the Golden State, the recently approved $100 billion budget of which is making possible. Benefits …
One of the main reasons we’ve gotten to the point in the US where three rounds of stimulus checks have now been sent out is because of how politically expedient it was to do this. The coronavirus pandemic, among other things, ripped a gaping hole in the economy. Tens of millions of people lost their …
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, billions of dollars are continuing to flow forth from the federal spigot and into the bank accounts and mailboxes of people around the US. As an example, new stimulus checks are coming soon for millions of Americans — in the form of monthly child tax credit payments. Stimulus checks for …
One of the most consequential realities of the coronavirus pandemic has been the gap between how different the federal and local responses, at different stages of the pandemic, have looked from each other. Various states, cities, and businesses around the country, for example, had already brought back face mask mandates. Ahead, that is, of the …
By the time we get to the end of this year, the federal government will have sent millions of Americans a bonus, of sorts, this year that totals almost $3,500. That’s according to a new stimulus update from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which has calculated that a mix of new stimulus checks …
One of many extraordinary steps the federal government took to combat the coronavirus pandemic, in addition to approving billions of dollars in direct cash payments to Americans, was a temporary ban on the eviction of renters. Additionally, more than one emergency coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress included billions in stimulus rental assistance. Unfortunately, though, …
A new stimulus check as part of a fourth wave of direct payments won’t be coming from the federal government anytime soon. The kickoff of the federal child tax credit payments, which will deliver six monthly stimulus checks to Americans through December, pretty much ensures that. It’s no doubt a tough political challenge to make …
A few million more stimulus checks are now on their way to US taxpayers. This, granted, is a development that we’ve been reporting for a couple of months now. But this is a stimulus check update that, like the payments themselves, will be recurring, at least through the end of this year. The IRS on …
The Change.org petition to garner 3 million signatures in support of ensuring $2,000 IRS stimulus payments to Americans for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic keeps getting closer to its goal. The tally now stands at more than 2.6 million signatures, as of the time of this writing. Proof, as if any was really needed, …
New stimulus checks were among the signature elements of the March legislation President Biden signed, a $1.9 trillion bill known unofficially as the “American Rescue Plan.” But as we’ve stressed across multiple posts, there’s so much more included in this consequential law that will affect the lives of millions of people. Not just more stimulus …
