Workers and communities must control COVID relief funds: A view from Detroit – Liberation News
43 5 minutes read The Biden Coronavirus Relief Bill offers significant funding that could alleviate at least in part the poverty faced by millions of people in the United States. An article in Bridge Michigan summed up the potential benefits for poor people in Michigan. An estimated 1.97 million children under 18 in Michigan — and 65.7 million across the United States — could benefit from the expansion of the child tax credit. This constitutes 92% of all children in the state. The bill includes an $880 million increase for food assistance, including a 15% increase in food stamp benefit...
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