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411. Is $2 Trillion the Right Medicine for a Sick Economy?

Published: April 2, 2020, 3 a.m.

b'Congress just passed the biggest aid package in modern history. We ask six former White House economic advisors and one U.S. Senator: Will it actually work? What are its best and worst features? Where does $2 trillion come from, and what are the long-term effects of all that government spending?'