<em>Social Distance</em>: Will $2 Trillion Be Enough?
The staff writer Adam Harris joins Dr. James Hamblin and Katherine Wells on our daily(-ish) podcast, Social Distance. He talks about the details of the coronavirus stimulus bill just signed by the president and why, despite its unprecedented size, it’s just the start of the government’s plan to fight the pandemic-induced economic crisis.
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An edited and condensed transcript of the conversation:
James Hamblin: I know nothing about what’s happening in Congress financially, because I can’t keep up with everything. Just trying to do the science stuff.
: Essentially what Congress did was pass a $2 trillion aid relief package helping families, education, public health, local governments, and big corporations as well. And it’s been hailed as a remarkable act of bipartisanship, but
