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  2022-06-06

  Arkansas Prisoners and COVID Relief Payments

  This article details a court ruling that requires the Arkansas Department of Corrections to pay out over $2.5 million dollars in withheld COVID relief money from the federal government. When COVID stimulus relief checks were rolled out, any money going to those incarcerated in Arkansas was immediately confiscated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections and placed within the state prison budget. Several inmates then sued the Department of Corrections demanding the payment of their stimulus. While the Department of Corrections alleged that they were entitled to the money due to the inmates being under their jurisdiction, this ruling requires the immediate repayment of all stimulus money. This story demonstrates not only a conflict within the Arkansas prison system, but also the tremendous legal questions the pandemic opened as well as the questionable conduct spurred by government officials in response.
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  2020-04-23

  St. Mary's C.A.R.E.S

  Many students from the start of the pandemic have had to turn to governmental assistance from the CARES act to help pay for their tuition or college-related expenses. This item showcases one of the most prominent government relief programs that were available to STMu students and college students nationwide. This funding was essential for many college-aged students who may not have qualified for the stimulus package or unemployment but who were facing the negative financial effects of the pandemic.
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  2020-05-24

  HERMIT HERALD, ISSUE 32

  Global death rate per 100,000
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  2021-05-02

  hermit HERALD, ISSUE 112

  Biden $4 trillion proposal
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  2021-04-17

  hermit HERALD, ISSUE 110

  VACCINE FEARS, THE TROLLEY PROBLEM
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  2021-04-08

  hermit HERALD, ISSUE 108

  Build Back Better
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  2021-03-17

  Homeless People Receiving Stimulus

  This is a news article about how homeless populations are able to access the stimulus payments. This highlights how difficult it is for homeless people to receive assistance during the pandemic even though they are one of the most at-risk populations.
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  2021-01-22

  HERMIT HERALD, ISSUE 94

  Biden as the great unifier?
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  2021-01-20

  WallStreetBets, Covid, and GameStop

  The story of GameStop, and my participation in the movement surrounding it in the stock market.
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  2020-12-01

  Nova Scotia government has spent $580M so far responding to the pandemic

  This article details how much money the government of Nova Scotia allocated to different sectors of the Nova Scotian economy during the pandemic.
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  2020-05-27

  Nova Scotia Infrastructure Development

  This release from the government of Nova Scotia is an example of the type of infrastructure projects provinces introduced in the context of Covid-19.
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  2020-12-03

  GoToトラベル　来年中ごろまで延長する方針(2020年12月3日)- GoTo Travel, extend until mid-next year (December 3, 2020)

  Go To travel has been something I’ve been submitting to this archive. In order to boost up the economy, Japan has supported people who will be traveling by paying up to half of the traveling fee. Personally, this I think really caused the second wave of COVID-19 in Japan, but people still want to travel because it is cheap using the government’s support. 最大で旅行代金の半額相当が支援されるGoToトラベルについて、政府は来年中ごろまで延長する方針を固めました。 　GoToトラベルはこれまで1月までの旅行を対象としていましたが、政府関係者によりますと、これを来年中ごろまで延長する方針で、8日に取りまとめる緊急経済対策に盛り込むことにしています。ただ、Go Toトラベルが終わった際に旅行の需要が激減することを防ぐため、現在、最大で35％となっている割引率を段階的に引き下げることや受け取ることができる地域共通クーポンの金額の見直しなどを検討するということです。 The government has decided to extend Go To Travel, which supports up to half the travel price, until mid-next year. Go To Travel has been targeted for travel until January, but according to government officials, it is planned to extend this until the middle of next year, and it will be included in the emergency economic measures to be summarized on the 8th. However, in order to prevent the demand for travel from dropping drastically when Go To Travel is over, they will gradually reduce the discount rate, which is currently up to 35%, and review the amount of regional coupons that can be received. Video translated by Youngbin Noh
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  2020-04

  COVID Stimulus Check: Grad School in Quarantine

  This meme, posted on the popular social media platform Reddit, represented and still represents the feelings of many Americans as they attempted to survive the pandemic with a one time payment of $1,200. For many college students there was no money at all, it is common for parents to still claim their adult children as dependents for tax purposes and because of that their children were not eligible for the stimulus check. Thousands of students, including myself, had to make it through without even the small one-time payment provided by the government. With the pandemic still going strong there is talk of another stimulus but if the same problems with tax status occur again then it won't mean anything to many struggling students.
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  2020-10-05T15

  Stocks Fall after Trump Announces Deferral of Stimulus Talks

  President Donald Trump announces that he will not discuss the issue of stimulus talks to boost the economy during the pandemic. After this announcements, the DOW was down by 400+ points.
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  2020-04-10

  Benefit during COVID-19 in Japan

  Before the 100,000yen per person stimulus payment, Japan had a different plan. Originally, the plan was to give 300,000-yen stimulus payment to households with reduced revenue. However, this had many issues. To begin with, who can receive the stimulus payment was very narrow and hard to understand. The measurement of reduced revenue was based on who was considered as the「世帯主」meaning the head of the household. If the income of the head of household from February to June due to the spread of the new corona infection has… (1) Decreased and becomes the resident tax exemption level (2) Decreased by more than half and becomes less than twice the resident tax exemption level The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications decided that single-person households would be considered as tax-exempt households if their monthly income after the decrease was 100,000 yen or less, in order to make the stimulus payment conditions uniform nationwide. As one person is increased in the household, the standard monthly income increases by 50,000 yen. The problem was that this only covers 20% of the whole citizens/residents and cannot cover the majority. Other problems were the fact that the stimulus payment is based on the income of the head of the household. In modern days, it is normal for both husband and wife to work and especially in Japan, it is hard to just live with an income of one person. Therefore, even though the head of the household’s income did not decrease for example for the husband, if the wife’s income has significantly decreased, it will cause problems. The nuisance of head of the household is considered to be a man/husband in Japan and hence using the word 世帯主/head of the household is a problem. Finally, the problem of this stimulus payment plan is that the money is given to the head of the household. A simple calculation will indicate that a single-person household can receive 300,000 yen per person, but a four-person household can only receive 75,000 yen per person. This may create a sense of unfairness. Also, if the head of the household receives the stimulus payment, it may not be distributed properly to all household members. In particular, due to COVID-19, there is an increase in cases of domestic violence and child abuse and these victims will have trouble receiving the money.
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  2020

  Charts: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in the U.S. So Far

  This article provides a break down of the big picture of United States economics in the past few months. This break down includes simplistic graphs of the following: consumer spending, national debt, U.S. money supply, consumer sentiment, fed balance sheet, U.S. dollar, fiscal expenditures, inflation rate, and loans to the private sector. These grids provide a representation of how COVID-19 has impacted the United States in a variety of different ways. The article also has short descriptions of each segment that provides the reader with more detailed information. This article provides statistical analysis and quantitative evidence depicting the economic downfall that the United States has faced due to this global pandemic.
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  2020-06-18

  Mask On or Mask Off?

  This tweet from the Omaha World Herald highlights a very real concern that is on everyone's mind in the middle of the pandemic: the economy. In Nebraska, there appears to be a fear that if mask mandates are made a state order, the stimulus money for coronavirus relief could be withheld. It is a part of the larger struggle between state leaders and the federal government over health and safety guidelines. This item was added usingTAGS v6.9.1, searching under keyword #Nebraska. Within that search I have chosen to add this item because it speaks on the ongoing debate over the safety and necessity of masks.
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  -2020-05-30

  HERMIT HERALD VOL 1 ISSUE 34

  pandemic and racial issues
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  2020-04-24

  Tolowa Dee-Ni' Nation Offers COVID-19 Emergency Housing Assistance

  “Emergency Assistance is now available to assist Tribal Member families who have had a loss of income due to lay-off, reduced hours, or other reasons, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and are having trouble paying their rent or mortgage. For eligible households, up to $750 is available to help pay your rent or mortgage for the month of May 2020.”
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  2020-05-08

  "I work in a Nevada brothel shut down in the pandemic. Here’s how we’re getting by."

  "Stimulus bill exclusions for sex work further devalue our already stigmatized industry."
• 2020-04-16

  Journal of a Walmart employee

  Journal entries.
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  2020-05-06

  President Trumps Contribution

  This is a funny meme regarding Trump giving out the $1200 stimulus to help people affected by the virus. #CSUS #HIST15H
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  2020-04-15

  COVID-19 Relief Check Letter

  A letter from President Donald Trump and the White House informing the recipient, Rebecca S. Wingo, that her "Economic Impact Payment" arrived to the sum of $1200. The reverse is in Spanish.
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  2020-04-08

  "The Hermit herald" vol. 1 Issue 11

  China burying CV problem; U.S. Stimulus pkg; more on the hydroxy Issue; Capt. Crozier, cont’d; Crime & CV.
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  03/22/2020

  Bar Owner Pays Unemployed Staff, Jefferson Parish, LA

  Bar owner uses money stapled to the walls of bar to pay unemployed staff.
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  2020-03-31

  Tribal Leaders Worried about Being Left Out of Conversation in Washington, D.C. on COVID-funding

  "Even before the COVID-19 public health crisis began to grip the globe, Indian Country faced significant challenges from underfunding in health care, education, broadband and internet access, economic development, housing, human services and more." As a result, tribal leaders held a March 20 teleconference to discuss their next move. #IndigenousStories
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  2020-03-31

  Federal aid on way to Montana Tribes

  An image of a front-page article from the Billings [Montana] Gazette reporting that tribes in Montana are set to receive almost eight million dollars in housing funds and a slice of a ten billion dollar stimulus package to help with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds will be distributed to help tribal governments, enterprises, and businesses recover.
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  2020-04-04

  "We Could Get Wiped Out:: American Indians Have the Highest Rates of Diseases that Make Covid-19 More Lethal

  Lummi Tribal Health Center braces for the worst as it struggles to get federal stimulus funding to buy protective gear for health workers as the tribal fitness center is converted into a field hospital for coronavirus patients. #IndigenousStories
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  2020-03-23

  We Won! Facebooks post from the National Union of Students

  Facebook post relating to financial stimulus offered to university students in response to COVID-19; capture on 23/03/2020 at 20:52.