Trump’s apparent refusal to immediately sign the bill “has injected uncertainty or worse into the effort to protect millions of Americans from falling over a financial cliff,” said Mark Hamrick of Bankrate Wednesday. Many economists agree the bill’s aid is too low, but say the immediate support to the economy is still welcome and necessary. Graphic: Emergency benefits could end -The bill extends two programs which support self-employed workers and the long-term unemployed until mid-March. It also adds an extra $300 per week in aid to the 20.3 million people receiving unemployment benefits. About 40 million people could face eviction over the next several months, according to research from the Aspen Institute.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 24, 2020 03:22 UTC