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When it won its independence in 1947, India suffered from appalling poverty. Campaigning in rural districts, Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's first prime minister, had seen the 'mark of this beast' [...]

Byline: Aliss Higham 'I don't believe in welfare,' Nebraska governor Jim Pillen said in December 2023 in response to questions regarding the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer. His state was one [...]

THE VAST MAJORITY of lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to give billions of taxpayer dollars to Israel--they just can't agree on how to pass the massive military aid package. On [...]

I am not yet eligible for the winter fuel allowance. Nor am I especially in favour of it, regarding it as one of those times when the government bribes the [...]

U.S. President Joe Biden has declared that under his leadership, 'America is back' and once again 'ready to lead the world.' Biden wants to return the country to its traditional [...]

The Biden Administration is gearing up to deliver $300 billion in student loan forgiveness. Unlike pandemic stimulus checks, retail investors are unlikely to use debt relief to rush into stocks. [...]

A Change.org petition calling for a fourth round of stimulus checks has almost 3 million signatures. A Colorado restaurant owner posted the petition last year and it's been gaining traction [...]

The Senior Citizens League asked Congress for $1,400 stimulus checks for social security recipients. The group said seniors told them that 'our government has forgotten about us.' Social Security recipients [...]

One Democratic plan would overhaul how companies pay taxes on overseas profits. It could generate $800 billion, or enough to finance two $1,400 stimulus checks. Democrats may clash on taxes [...]

A fourth stimulus check is unlikely given the accelerating pace of the recovery. For now, Democrats have moved onto addressing evictions, among other things. The White House has punted the [...]

The Boston Herald found that 1.2 million of the $1,200 stimulus checks remain unspent. The IRS said those people either refused to accept, paid back, or haven't cashed the check. [...]

A growing number of lawmakers is pushing for recurring stimulus checks in an infrastructure plan. The Economic Security Project found two more checks would keep 12 million more people out [...]

A poll conducted by a rural super PAC found only half of rural voters credit Democrats with stimulus checks. This is notable given that not a single Republican voted for [...]

The White House said it will be up to Congress to decide if more stimulus checks go out this year. 'We'll see what members of Congress propose, but those are [...]

House Democrats are pushing to make permanent a child tax credit stimulus payment program. The proposal would provide $250 or $300 checks monthly, depending on the child's age. Biden is [...]

On Wednesday, March 24, House Democrats Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ), Richard Neal (D-MA), John Larson (D-CT), and Danny Davis (D-IL), members of the Ways and Means Committee, sent a (https://twitter.com/BillPascrell/status/1374815380015869969/photo/1) [...]

The $1,400 checks in the Biden stimulus can be seized by private debt collectors. Democrats are working to introduce legislation to prevent checks from falling prey to collectors. Consumer advocacy [...]

Janet Yellen, Joe Biden's pick as treasury secretary, urged senators to pass the new president's $1.9trn stimulus package, saying there should be no compromise in helping people who are struggling [...]

The IRS is in 'a better position' to send out stimulus checks in August than the agency was in April, according to a union representative. But if Congress can't finalize [...]

Senate Republicans unveiled a stimulus proposal on Monday that included another $1,200 direct payment to Americans. McConnell last week said Republicans supported additional stimulus checks for people, and the GOP [...]

McConnell said the GOP scrapped the payroll tax cut since a stimulus check carried more benefits for jobless people. 'I think we are a lot better off just to send [...]

Senate Republicans are scrapping the payroll tax cut from their initial coronavirus relief bill in favor of stimulus checks, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday. 'We think the payroll [...]

The IRS says it's canceling stimulus checks sent to dead people and they no longer need to be returned. A government report in late June found the agency had distributed [...]

Republicans are signaling they could support a second round of stimulus checks for Americans. Sen. Mitch McConnell floated a $40,000 income cutoff for a direct payment this week. But that [...]

Mnuchin said the administration supported another round of stimulus payments and said they could be deposited into bank accounts rapidly. 'We can get that into hard-working Americans' bank accounts very, [...]

Congressional Republicans are weighing whether to narrow a second stimulus check to low-income Americans, though they haven't settled on an income threshold. McConnell opened the door for another stimulus check [...]

In a recent open letter, 156 top economists urged policymakers to implement ongoing direct-cash payments to boost the economy and keep struggling people afloat. 'Direct cash payments are an essential [...]

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the White House could support another round of stimulus checks for Americans. He also floated other measures President Donald Trump supports, such [...]

McConnell opened the door to a second round of stimulus checks on Monday. 'I think the people who have been hit the hardest are people who make about $40,000 a [...]

Congress is expected to debate a Phase 4 stimulus package next month. Many economists say additional action is needed to keep jobless people afloat since unemployment remains in the double-digits. [...]

Trump approves of another wave of stimulus checks for Americans, but congressional Republicans are extremely split on the issue. Many GOP senators are staunchly opposed to the idea, but some [...]

Mnuchin said on Tuesday at a congressional hearing that the Trump administration was 'seriously looking' at the prospect of another round of stimulus checks for Americans. 'I think we're going [...]

As many as 35 million people entitled to stimulus payments from the U.S. government haven't yet received them, according to a (https://waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/documents/2020.06.04%20EIPs%20Issued%20as%20of%20June%204%20FINAL.pdf) House Ways and Means Committee analysis. Congress allocated [...]

Congress approved a $600 unemployment bonus on top of state payments as part of its coronavirus relief efforts in March. Those weekly payments are set to expire on July 31, [...]

IN WORKING-CLASS southern Madrid there are queues for food at community centres and parish soup kitchens. Caritas, a Catholic charity, reports a surge in demand for its help. Covid-19 has [...]