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Biden’s Relief Bill Is a Missed Opportunity
The $1.9 trillion package will help, but it lacks the vision and ambition the U.S. needs.
Don’t count on the $15.
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The federal government and the business community seem willing to let low-income and working-class Americans flail and fall behind indefinitely — a stance that may inflict long-term damage on the U.S. economy and continue tearing at the nation’s political fabric.
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package now under discussion in the Senate is just the latest reminder of how inequitable the economic rebound has been over the past year and how narrow ambitions are undermining a more constructive response.