Is the $1,400-per-Person COVID Relief Worth a More Than $5,000-per-Person Debt Hike?
By Hans Bader | March 11, 2021 | 10:27am EST A dollar sign is featured on a black background. (Photo credit: YouTube/Javier Velasco Barrero) Congress on Wednesday passed a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, which President Biden is expected to sign later this week. On the bright side, this will trigger $1,400 payments to many people. On the downside, it will increase the national debt by more than $5,000 for every man, woman, and child in America, far more than the size of the payments ordinary Americans will receive. The House of Representatives p...