Plus, it may be time for a general strike. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 26, 2020.
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Avoid Taxes, Receive Federal Bailouts
It’s the common thread among a host of companies lining up to feed on a rescue package.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Bailouts, a Tradition Unlike Any Other
Plus, another virtual event and a gracenote to Trump’s use of the Defense Production Act. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 25, 2020.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Repeating the Mistakes of the 2008 Bailout
We needed to rescue the financial system in 2008, and we need to support sectors like airlines and aerospace now—but TARP is the wrong model.