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Coronavirus first, then economic survival
Let public health officials dictate COVID restrictions, but Congress must address economic fallout now
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Donald Trump, Dick Durbin, Mitch McConnell, Andrew Yang, J.B. Pritzker, Rick Bayless, Independent Restaurant Coalition, Restaurants Act, Casey Cora, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Mike Quigley, Economic Policy Institute
Countercyclical aid: Common sense
RTA, CTA, Metra, Pace plead for COVID-19 relief, illustrating the need of state and local governments in an economic crisis
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, RTA, CTA, Metra, Pace, Countercyclical Aid, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Donald Trump, Federal Reserve, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Jerrold Nadler, Andrew Yang, Mitch McConnell
Mayors back Universal Basic Income
Mayors for a Guaranteed Income send letter urging ‘a policy solution that is as bold as it is innovative and as simple as it is ambitious’
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Ted CoxUniversal Basic Income, Guaranteed Income, Martin Luther King, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, Michael Tubbs, UBI, Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Aisha Nyandoro, Magnolia Mother's Trust, Springboard to Opportunities, Eric Garcetti, Melvin Carter, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Aja Brown, Ras Baraka, Earned Income Tax Credit, Andrew Yang, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Disparities
Pritzker 'cautiously optimistic' on 'bending curve'
Pope Francis backs Universal Basic Income, as Trump administration pulls back on unemployment for gig workers
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Pope Francis, UBI, Universal Basic Income, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Andrew Yang, Eugene Scalia, Jordan Abudayyeh, Ngozi Ezike, Greg Harris, Jan Schakowsky
Trump ponders UBI as COVID-19 relief
Coronavirus pandemic aligns president with unlikely allies Mitt Romney, Andrew Yang, Rep. Omar
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Pawar-Sanderson II: The Wealth Tax
U. of C. debate pits ‘unfettered capitalism’ against ‘disingenuous ruse’ to soak rich
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Ted CoxAmeya Pawar, Allen Sanderson, Wealth Tax, Thomas Piketty, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Income Inequality, Donald Trump, Minimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, Milton Friedman, Earned Income Tax Credit, Reverse Income Tax, Universal Basic Income, Andrew Yang, Ken Griffin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Fair Tax, Graduated Income Tax, Progressive Income Tax
Money for nothing produces exit to poverty
Aisha Nyandoro’s pilot program Magnolia Mother’s Trust gives $1,000 a month to 20 Mississippi moms
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Ted CoxAisha Nyandoro, Magnolia Mother's Trust, Ameya Pawar, Springboard to Opportunities, Economic Security for Illinois, Ronald Reagan, Andrew Yang, Universal Basic Income, UBI, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Resilient Families Task Force
