Headline RoundupMarch 10th, 2021

Perspectives: The Necessity of Another COVID-19 Relief Bill

Economic Policy, Public Opinion, Coronavirus, Joe Biden, Coronavirus Stimulus, Coronavirus Recovery, Economy And Jobs

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill may be signed into law as soon as this week, and has elicited many opinions from throughout the spectrum. Many on all sides, but especially on the left, are more concentrated on the bill's immediate benefits for pandemic-weary Americans. Some on the right are more concerned with potential long-term economic effects of the bill and unnecessary fiscal waste. Many left-rated news sources framed the bill as a necessary move to relieve pandemic despair; some individual voices highlighted the Child Tax Credit and stimulus checks as provisions that Americans need. Voices on the right were often critical of the bill, and features including an $86 billion allocation for union pensions and state and local government aid that purportedly goes too far. Some also criticized left-rated media for their coverage of the bill, accusing them of praising Biden and comparing current coverage to reports about former President Donald Trump's stimulus packages.

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From the Center

Broad Public Support for Coronavirus Aid Package; Just a Third Say It Spends Too Much

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As the House of Representatives prepares to give final approval to the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, a sizable majority of U.S. adults (70%) say they favor the legislation. Only about three-in-ten (28%) oppose the bill, which provides economic aid to businesses, individuals and state and local governments. While congressional votes on the legislation have been deeply divided along partisan lines, 41% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents support the measure. The bill draws overwhelming support from Democrats and Democratic leaners (94% favor). In assessing the proposed spending in...

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From the Right

The ‘Massive Scandal’ Buried in Covid 'Relief' Bill

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Republicans warned that only a small percentage of the American Rescue Plan was actually going toward Covid-19 relief, and that the rest is filled with pork, far-left policies, and bailouts—hence why it passed on a party-line vote. One provision in the $1.9 trillion legislation that’s now coming under scrutiny is the $86 billion bailout for failing pensions. As The New York Times reports, taxpayer money is going towards problems that existed prior to the pandemic: Tucked inside the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that cleared the Senate on Saturday is an...

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From the Left

The stimulus bill's Child Tax Credit expansion is exactly the pandemic relief parents need

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When big legislation makes its way through Congress, peeling back the layers usually reveals the rot inside. Once they're brought into the light, we see why provisions were slipped into a bigger package. But that doesn't seem to be the case with the Covid-19 stimulus bill, which is set to pass the House on its way to President Joe Biden's desk on Wednesday. Instead, if you examine the $1.9 trillion relief package, you'll find more and more provisions designed to help people than were originally highlighted. Everyone has heard about...

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