Budget shortfalls threaten additional job cuts, gutted social programs, and can cripple states’ abilities to conduct coronavirus vaccination programs.
The time for government to do something is now. Check out how other countries are handling the pandemic:
Wages subsidized by the government during pandemic:
🇨🇦 – $2,000 a month
🇯🇵 – Up to 100%
🇳🇴 – Up to 90%
🇩🇪 – Up to 87%
🇫🇷 – Up to 84%
🇬🇧 – Up to 80%
🇮🇹 – Up to 80%
🇺🇸 – 0.0%That is an international embarrassment. The working class needs our help NOW!
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) December 11, 2020
Source: State and local government stimulus needed to avoid long-term drag: experts – Business Insider