While the $600 check will be a lifeline to many, before the presidential election, both parties were proposing far larger sums, with Republican Senator Tom Cotton suggesting a monthly stipend of $1,000-$1,400 per American, and Donald Trump arguing for a check of up to $2,000. And while Democrats are suggesting that, with Biden in the White House, passing comprehensive relief will be easier, history suggests the opposite.
During the Obama administration, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell used his power to stymie and shutter any legislation the president tried to enact. There will be every incentive for the Republican Party to do the same this time around in order to present Biden as every bit as incompetent as Trump at handling the pandemic.
As of Monday, 324,869 Americans 0.1% of the population have died of coronavirus. The United States currently leads the world in total cases, deaths, and active cases. No amount of stimulus checks will make up for so many unnecessary deaths caused.
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