Amid mounting calls for new stimulus checks, the call for universal basic income has been renewed, which could bring people out of poverty than any single payment.
Now, the IRS has sent out 167 million payments, at a total dollar value of $391 billion, through May 26. Politifact reported recently that the total amount allocated in the Rescue Plan for the stimulus checks was $410 billion, meaning there’s not much money left to go out.
New Stimulus Checks from Governor Newsom
On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled huis $100 billion California Comeback recovery plan. This includes $5 billion towards rental relief and $600 stimulus checks going out to nearly two thirds of all Californians.
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Known as the American Families Plan, the mammoth $1.8 trillion proposal may also set aside billions of dollars for millions of Americans who have struggled immensely over the past year due to the ongoing pandemic. Proponents of such stimulus checks are keeping their fingers crossed for a fourth, a fifth, or even a sixth round of direct payments.