The slow, halting and confused response to the Coronavirus outbreak in USA - Smlr_net

30 Mar 2020


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Title:   The slow, halting and confused response to the Coronavirus
outbreak in USA *Author:  *Matt Hancock *Source:*   Open Corporation
*Date:* March 27, 2020
*Summary: *   *There is much to applaud about the recently-passed stimulus
package**.* It includes immediate, direct payments to many of $1,200
dollars, an increase in the level of unemployment benefits, and hundreds of
billions in lending to businesses to support employment. To a degree, the
efforts of labor leaders, like Association of Flight Attendants President
Sara Nelson
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to advocate for a worker-focused stimulus package have paid off, as much of
the supports are focused on maintaining the jobs and paychecks of workers
in hard-hit industries.
*Link: *  https://bit.ly/2UsMN6k
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