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Tag: American Rescue Plan (2021)
Black Farmers Fear Foreclosure as Debt Relief Remains Frozen
The legal limbo has created new and unexpected financial strains for Black farmers, many of whom have been unable to…
Modern Monetary Theory Got a Pandemic Tryout. Inflation Is Now Testing It.
The problem is that the alternative to a Fed response is, at the moment, not obvious. The Biden administration’s attempts…
I.M.F. Forecasts U.S. and China Slowdowns Will Hold Back Growth
The pandemic has changed the way people in many parts of the world spend their money, shifting funds that might…
Democrats Blast Corporate Profits as Inflation Surges
Inflation remains rapid as the economy enters 2022, and Democrats have begun pointing to a new culprit for the high…
Child Tax Credit’s Extra Help Ends, Just as Covid Surges Anew
That didn’t happen. Polls found the public roughly divided over whether the program should be extended, with opinions splitting along…
How the $4 Trillion Flood of Covid Relief Is Funding the Future
Infrastructure, conjuring as it does images of potholes and rusted water pipes, often goes overlooked; politicians would rather be associated…