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Why Relying On The Federal Government Is a Death Sentence

Ezinne Ukoha

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The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill is on its way to relieve a battered and bruised nation that has weathered unimaginable catastrophes during a year of unprecedented anguish, stemming from a global pandemic that has so far killed over 500K Americans, and left millions of households stricken with ills of financial instability.

Back when COVID-19 seemed like a temporary setback that would be defeated by the fall of 2020, the first historic relief bill was issued in March 2020, and it included the cushion of a weekly addition of $600 to the regulated amount for unemployment benefits, as the incentive to keep out-of-work Americans somewhat secured and ready to rejoin the workforce.

But as we know, by the time that booster of $600 had run its course in July, the nation was still in the throes of a deadly virus that was cruelly raging with no end in sight.

And yet, while it was abundantly clear that the so-called “booming economy” that the traitorous Trump administration had touted as its banner for the 2020 presidential election season was dissolving into a pool of increasing joblessness as crippled companies waved the flag of defeat — there was no emergency strategy brought forth by the GOP and Democrats.

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