Los legisladores estadounidenses pasaron el fin de semana negociando un estímulo económico.
Para facturar que puede envolver una gasa de más de un billón de dólares sobre una economía que está sangrando profusamente, los legisladores del Congreso se apresuraron durante el fin de semana para aprobar un proyecto de ley de estímulo económico para las víctimas de la pandemia, esto, en un esfuerzo por evitar una grave recesión económica en los EE. UU.
Los republicanos y los demócratas trabajan juntos para enviar dinero directamente a los estadounidenses, pero la Cámara presentó su propio proyecto de ley que podría retrasar el proceso para finalizar la legislación. En última instancia, el destino de la propuesta final y, a su vez, la economía estadounidense, depende del Congreso.
According to the LA Times, both parties agreed on the urgency of passing a measure quickly as unemployment rapidly mounts and jittery markets prepared to reopen Monday, but the two sides remained at loggerheads on several key issues, including how much money to provide state and local governments faced with the crisis and how much authority to give administration officials to decide which major businesses to bail out.
Sería, con mucho, la mayor medida de este tipo en la historia de Estados Unidos, equivalente a aproximadamente la mitad del presupuesto federal actual. Las pequeñas empresas, los trabajadores sin ingresos y los comerciantes de alto poder están observando de cerca los detalles de este paquete. La forma en que se desarrolle en los próximos días marcará el camino hacia adelante de la economía estadounidense.
According to the daily Morning Brew Newsletter, these are the key points:
- Corporate infusions. Democrats reportedly balked at $500 billion earmarked for corporations, including $58 billion just for airlines. They called it a “slush fund” because the Treasury Department would determine who received support. And…Dems also thought the bill didn’t do enough to restrict companies that received federal aid from buying back stock. President Trump agrees with that.
- Exec knuckle raps. The bill would have imposed executive pay caps that lasted two years, which wasn’t long enough for the c-suite hawks.
- Jobless aid. Republicans offered three months of unemployment insurance—not long enough for Dems, who want to spend $250 billion expanding that safety net.
- Healthcare. Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are advocating for an additional $200 billion for hospitals and other providers.
- Student debt. Pelosi is reportedly trying to erase $10,000 in loans for anyone with federal student debt.
- Loans for small businesses. The bill included $350 billion in small business loans that would be forgiven as long as the firms used them to retain staff. While that’s pretty popular, Democrats objected because certain nonprofits would not be eligible.
