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Federal COVID-19 aid needs speed, and space to grow
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020
Many of us know the current system is broken and prioritizes profit over people and their well-being. The pandemic is making those cracks clear. The response to the pandemic has shown that the government has the capacity to act in the public interest on a massive scale – job-protected paid sick leave for all workers was not on any government’s agenda before last week. We will need to carry that urgency to build a better society with us into the recovery to ensure that we do not return to “normal.”
Tags: budget, economy, globalization, ideology, participation, standard of living
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