More than 80% of Americans want a stimulus check EVERY MONTH until coronavirus lockdowns end
MORE than 80 percent of Americans want a stimulus check EVERY MONTH until COVID-19 lockdowns end, a new poll has found.
In a survey of over 2,000 people by , a majority of Americans said that the current stimulus check is not enough.
The news came as the number of Americans that have filed for
In total, 82 percent of respondents said that a single $1,200 is not enough.
Surveyees said rather than a single check, they think that the money should come each month until coronavirus .
Additionally, more than half of all Americans think that rent, mortgage, and student loan payments should be halted.
As shutdowns are finally beginning to ease up around the country, 55 percent of people said that rent and mortgage payments should be halted.
Meanwhile, 63 percent said that student loan companies should freeze interest and payments as lockdowns continue.
As cases in the US continue to climb past 1.5million, 76 percent of Americans surveyed said that all medical costs for people who fall ill with the virus should be covered.
A majority of both Democrats and Republicans believe that healthcare costs for patients who have coronavirus should be covered, the survey showed.
In total, 84 percent of Democrats and 74 percent of Republicans said patients should not be charged for medical costs if they contract the virus.
Many Americans are feeling financial strain under lockdowns, as unemployment rates in the US hit .
In the last week alone, another 2.4million Americans filed jobless claims.
With a majority of surveyed Americans saying they want a monthly check, it's still up in the air if another will come in another emergency coronavirus package.
A $2.2trillion coronavirus stimulus package was passed by in late March and signed into action by .
Part of the package included stimulus checks for Americans who fell within a certain income bracket – $1,200 to single people, $2,400 to couples, and $500 additional per child.
With some checks taking weeks to send out, Treasury Secretary recently said that .
As millions of Americans are , many are hoping for a second round.
In mid-April, Democratic Reps. Tim Ryan from and Ro Khanna of proposed another bill called the .
Under , while married couples would receive $4,000 and another $500 per child for up to three children.
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