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The American Rescue Plan: Stimulus Checks, Taxes and Unemployment

Written by Bahr, Kevin - March 12, 2021 at 8:29 am. Comments Off Tags: American Rescue Plan, economics, Economy, Stevens Point, Stimulus, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

The American Rescue Plan has been signed into law by President Biden. To obtain passage by both the House and Senate, the Act was modified from what was initially proposed by the Biden Administration. The modifications include lower income limits for stimulus eligibility and the elimination of any increase in the minimum wage. This blog […]

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Explaining the American Rescue Plan

Written by Bahr, Kevin - January 26, 2021 at 2:37 pm. Comments Off Tags: American Rescue Plan, Economy, Stevens Point, Stimulus, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

President Joe Biden has unveiled his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which would be the third major economic stimulus plan in response to the detrimental impacts of COVID-19. In March 2020, the largest fiscal stimulus in the history of the U.S. was passed by Congress – the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security […]

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