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Five things workers should know about the federal Coronavirus act

Apr 03, 202018 min
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which passed nearly unanimously on March 27 by Congress and was signed into law by President Trump, is not nearly enough to solve the massive problem facing working class people. Even worse, it constitutes a massive act of robbery because it transfers $454 billion of taxpayers dollars (and potentially 10 times that amount!) to the big corporations and banks. All the resources to take on this crisis exist; what’s lacking is the political will to use them. Read the full article: www.liberationnews.org/five-things-workers-should-know-about-the-federal-coronavirus-act
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