Today on TAP: Things Washington can do a lot better than the private sector
bailouts
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Aid Package Status Update
How individuals and businesses will navigate the system for relief. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for April 2, 2020.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hospital Bailouts Begin—for Those Owned by Private Equity Firms
Hospitals weighed down by debt to their private equity owners set to receive taxpayers’ dollars
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A Stimulus Needed for Graduating Seniors
Today on TAP: State and local governments should resume hiring
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Kushner Squeezes Tenants While Lining Up for Bailout Money
Despite eviction bans in New York, the real-estate firm owned by the president’s son-in-law is telling tenants to pay up.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What Members of Congress Can Do After the Bailout
Despite passage, policymakers must be persistent and engaged in the implementation stage.
Posted inCoronavirus
Union Wins $3 Billion to Protect Airport Workers
SEIU persuades Congress to dedicate funds in the stimulus legislation to keeping 100,000 airport workers solvent.
Posted inCoronavirus
It’s Time to Revive the Excess Profits Tax
As during the world wars, companies that profit because of the crisis should not grow rich just because of the crisis.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: The Essential Imbalance of the 2020 Bailout
Plus, it may be time for a general strike. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 26, 2020.