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Episode 144: At Your Service


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After months of debate and struggle, a COVID relief and government funding bill has been signed into law. The bill includes over 2 trillion in funding, and sets aside $900 billion for unemployment benefits and a $600 per person stimulus payment for most Americans. Two small stimulus payments in nine months.
Meanwhile, America's billionaires have gained over $1 trillion dollars in additional wealth in 2020. That equals about $8000 per US household.
It is worth asking: Who does our system serve? Who does congress work for?
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TransmissionBy Daniel Wolpert and Mark Van Steenwyk