How stimulus checks have impacted everyday Americans
Summary
The COVID-19 relief bill provided emergency aid to tens of millions of Americans facing financial insecurity due to the pandemic. Despite ongoing debate over safety net policy, a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau “household pulse” surveys looks at how the stimulus aid impacted Americans. This story demonstrates one way that the federal pandemic response continues to impact our economy and government.
Five Facts
Who
is H. Luke Schaefer and
where
is he from?
What
are some of the ways the stimulus checks positively affected Americans?
Why
are some people critiquing stimulus checks?
When
did the economic stimuli first go out?
How
are federal programs continuing to stimulate the economy this summer?
Focus Questions
How do you think stimulus checks are going to affect Americans and the economy in the long run?
Can you think of any ways stimulus checks might have affected your community? If you had a stimulus check, how would you use it?
Media literacy:
What are other forms of media (photographs, articles, social media, etc.) that might help you or other viewers understand the impact of the stimulus checks?
For More
To learn more about the specifics of how Americans spent their stimulus checks, check out
this article
and its figures.
To hear specific perspectives from Americans on how and why they spent their check, watch
this video
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