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Everyone has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, but the economically insecure have been hit the hardest. With food shortages, an extremely high unemployment rate, and business closures, the wealth gap has been exacerbated by the pandemic, and people are finding it harder and harder to make a living in these uncertain times. This article from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides some statistics and analysis on COVID-19’s economic impacts.

Since the beginning of the pandemic the U.S. government has passed two bills granting stimulus checks. Currently, there are talks of a third stimulus payment.

Research the economic effects of COVID-19. What do you think the government can do to best help those who are hurt economically by the pandemic? Here are some ideas to get you started:

Research the aforementioned stimulus bills. How will they affect your community? The American population at large?
What do you agree with in terms of the government’s economic approach to COVID-19? What do you disagree with?
How has your community been impacted by COVID-19?

This prompt was written by Jayna Wadhwa, a Words Alive volunteer.