Economist Dean Baker on the Republican attempt to create a corporate slush fund in response to COVID19

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Mon, 03/23/2020 - 5:45pm

 

As federal lawmakers approach a deal on a COVID-19 relief package, a $500 billion slush fund that could benefit President Trump and his family. Dean Baker is co-founder and senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research and just co-wrote the piece "Yes, This is an Emergency. No, That Doesn’t Justify a $500 Billion Trump/Mnuchin Slush Fund."

 

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