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While initial legislative survival packages included modest stimulus checks and unemployment benefits, economists and struggling people alike have pointed out the immediate need to get more cash into people’s hands to stave of the crisis. Congress must prioritize replacing incomes lost and getting cash into people’s hands. unless we put people first, the relief and recovery packages coming from Congress will only further concentrate wealth at the top and deepen inequities. In order to put people first, policymakers must:
