On Tuesday, President Trump said he wants to send Americans checks, at least temporarily. ADADHere’s the case for the federal government just giving Americans money to get them through the coronavirus outbreak — and some of the cautionary pushback. “We’re looking at sending checks to Americans immediately,” Mnuchin said ” … and I mean now, in the next two weeks. In such a singular moment like that, the government owes it to Americans to help them pay their bills: “Hard-working Americans are impacted by government decisions,” he said. ”Right now, there is remarkable bipartisan unity on one answer to that rampaging virus: Give Americans money.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2020 20:52 UTC