Trump administration eyes checks to Americans amid coronavirus outbreak
BY MORGAN CHALFANT AND BRETT SAMUELS - 03/17/20 12:18 PM EDT 764
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that the Trump administration wants to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in order to address the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
“You can think of this like business interruption payments to the American worker,” Mnuchin told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. “Although the president likes the idea of a payroll tax holiday … we’re looking at sending checks to Americans immediately.”
Mnuchin is expected to brief Senate Republicans on the proposal later Tuesday. President Trump, who also appeared at the press briefing, said the administration could make such payments in “four or five” ways. He said a payroll tax cut was one way of getting money to Americans but said the administration was leaning toward other methods in order to do so more quickly.
“There are some very good ways of getting the money out and getting it out quickly,” Trump said, adding that officials would have “a pretty good idea” of how they would accomplish it by the end of the day.
Mnuchin said the administration was considering putting a cap on who would receive the one-time payments depending on income.
“I think it’s clear we don’t need to send people who make a million dollars a year checks, but that’s one of the ideas we like,” the Treasury secretary said. “We’re going to preview that today and we’ll be talking about details afterwards.”
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Monday floated the idea of sending $1,000 checks to Americans to try and bolster the economy and provide support for those who have lost their jobs or are facing uncertainty amid the outbreak.
The president earlier this month made a strong push for a payroll tax cut as his preferred means of economic stimulus. But the idea fell flat with lawmakers in both parties who reasoned it would not benefit those most affected by the coronavirus.
The Trump administration is seeking a roughly $850 billion economic stimulus package from Congress in order to address the economic impact of the coronavirus. The proposal includes payments to small business and loan guarantees to critical industries such as airlines and hotels, Mnuchin told reporters Tuesday. The airline industry on Monday requested $50 billion in federal help.
“We look forward to having bipartisan support … to pass this legislation very quickly,” Mnuchin said.
The stock market has plunged in recent days, wiping out most of the gains during Trump's presidency amid uncertainty about the impacts of the virus. Airlines have cut back on their flights significantly and restaurants and hotels have furloughed or laid off workers in the face of a sharp decline in demand.
Trump on Monday recommended that Americans avoid public places such as restaurants and bars, limit their travel and avoid gatherings of more than 10 people for the next 15 days as the federal government seeks to blunt the spread of the virus. A number of restaurants and bars have reduced their operations or closed entirely amid the outbreak.
Can we say Socialism now? This for all Republicans that's been screaming "The Democrats are Socialist! " or "Socialism Doesn't Work"! Do yourself a favor and don't accept it! And while you're at it, give up social security, Medicare and medicaid, workers comp, and Snap as well. If a democratic socialist model doesn't work, don't accept the benefits of it. Because that makes you socialist to! 下午在脸书上看到的
Trump administration eyes checks to Americans amid coronavirus outbreak
BY MORGAN CHALFANT AND BRETT SAMUELS - 03/17/20 12:18 PM EDT 764
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that the Trump administration wants to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in order to address the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
“You can think of this like business interruption payments to the American worker,” Mnuchin told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. “Although the president likes the idea of a payroll tax holiday … we’re looking at sending checks to Americans immediately.”
Mnuchin is expected to brief Senate Republicans on the proposal later Tuesday. President Trump, who also appeared at the press briefing, said the administration could make such payments in “four or five” ways. He said a payroll tax cut was one way of getting money to Americans but said the administration was leaning toward other methods in order to do so more quickly.
“There are some very good ways of getting the money out and getting it out quickly,” Trump said, adding that officials would have “a pretty good idea” of how they would accomplish it by the end of the day.
Mnuchin said the administration was considering putting a cap on who would receive the one-time payments depending on income.
“I think it’s clear we don’t need to send people who make a million dollars a year checks, but that’s one of the ideas we like,” the Treasury secretary said. “We’re going to preview that today and we’ll be talking about details afterwards.”
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Monday floated the idea of sending $1,000 checks to Americans to try and bolster the economy and provide support for those who have lost their jobs or are facing uncertainty amid the outbreak.
The president earlier this month made a strong push for a payroll tax cut as his preferred means of economic stimulus. But the idea fell flat with lawmakers in both parties who reasoned it would not benefit those most affected by the coronavirus.
The Trump administration is seeking a roughly $850 billion economic stimulus package from Congress in order to address the economic impact of the coronavirus. The proposal includes payments to small business and loan guarantees to critical industries such as airlines and hotels, Mnuchin told reporters Tuesday. The airline industry on Monday requested $50 billion in federal help.
“We look forward to having bipartisan support … to pass this legislation very quickly,” Mnuchin said.
The stock market has plunged in recent days, wiping out most of the gains during Trump's presidency amid uncertainty about the impacts of the virus. Airlines have cut back on their flights significantly and restaurants and hotels have furloughed or laid off workers in the face of a sharp decline in demand.
Trump on Monday recommended that Americans avoid public places such as restaurants and bars, limit their travel and avoid gatherings of more than 10 people for the next 15 days as the federal government seeks to blunt the spread of the virus. A number of restaurants and bars have reduced their operations or closed entirely amid the outbreak.
Updated at 12:28 p.m.
这是两码事吧，布什政府时期为了救市也发过，这次是为了救灾，他没事就发那不是买选票么？
是的
ANDREW和幕僚在跟白宫一起制定计划中
大人一人一千 孩子一人五百 今晚出细则 下周投票 两周内大家收到支票 不需要任何手续 只要是公民都有
TWITTER已经炸了 还在怀疑的 。。。。 不知道该说什么。。。 与时俱进一下？
问题是如何知道是公民…自己去注册吗？
很多受影响的餐馆，影院，娱乐场所的工作人员的确该受紧急补贴，但这不是ubi。
特殊时期的紧急补助。
re 救急不救穷，老祖宗的智慧，现在还有浑水摸鱼的。
今天已经说了报税推迟了。当然如果irs 要退税给你，你要报税越快越好。
为啥。绿卡的不工作不交税不受病毒影响？
为了救市不是给银行发了钱吗？我不记得有给每个人发钱的例子啊
跟给有报税，低收入的家庭。不分给吃福利的或非法移民。
支持，给报税的和低收入家庭发钱
YES! YES!!
大概，绿卡的不算美国人吧
Bush那個有收入上限，超過100k就沒有了
下午在脸书上看到的
有个cap挺好的不是每个人都需要的，当年是$400刀吧好像。
这个也会有工资上限限制的