Mr President Elect $1400. is Not $2000 as Promised {Lets Keep The Promise}
On Thursday, days before his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden unveiled the details of the American Rescue Plan: his $1.9 trillion emergency COVID-19 relief package. As detailed in the plan by Biden, all funds will go towards a national vaccine program, state and local aid, and direct relief. “The decisions we make in the next few weeks and months are going to determine whether we thrive in a way that benefits all Americans or that we stay stuck in place where those at the top do great while economic growth for most everyone else is just a spectator sport,” Biden said in an announcement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have praised Biden’s plan. But there’s one big problem with it.
Biden, and other Democrats, have promised $2,000 stimulus checks time and time again. In a January 4 speech, ahead of Georgia’s run-off elections, Biden said, “If you send Jon [Ossoff] and the Reverend [Raphael Warnock] to Washington, those $2,000 checks will go out the door, restoring hope and decency and honor for so many people struggling right now.” That’s not exactly what’s happening, though. Under Biden’s plan, Americans will just receive $1,400 a month in a third stimulus installment. The logic here, apparently, is that Donald Trump’s administration already sent out $600 back in December. In Biden’s words, the $1,400 check will “finish the job” started by Trump — but, as many have been quick to point out, this isn’t nearly enough.
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