Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #StimulusPlan
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“American Rescue Plan, includes familiar stimulus measures w/the goal of sustaining families & firms until vaccines are widely distributed.The current plan is the first of two major spending initiatives Biden will seek in the first few months.”#Relief /1 cnbc.com/amp/2021/01/14…
Here's what Biden calls for:🇺🇸🇺🇸—Direct payments of $1,400 to most Americans, bringing the total relief to $2,000, including December's $600 payments #stimulusplan #Biden 2/ 
Here’s what Biden calls for:
🇺🇸🇺🇸Increasing the federal, per-week unemployment benefit to $400 and extending it through the end of September
🇺🇸🇺🇸Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour 3/ #stimulusplan #Biden
🇺🇸🇺🇸Increasing the federal, per-week unemployment benefit to $400 and extending it through the end of September
🇺🇸🇺🇸Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour 3/ #stimulusplan #Biden
As part of the #TweetStormTuesday was thinking about the less obvious opportunities from the #COVIDー19 #pandemic
👇A thread on why #Indian #B2B #SaaS companies can make the most of this tragic situation and help usher #SMB companies around the world into the #digital age.
👇A thread on why #Indian #B2B #SaaS companies can make the most of this tragic situation and help usher #SMB companies around the world into the #digital age.
1/ In this world of #lockdown and #WFH governments everywhere have been proposing large #economic #StimulusPlan packages. #COVIDー19 has caught many businesses off guard.
2/ While industries like travel, hospitality and real estate were unfortunately predictable casualties, many small/medium sized (SME) companies across sectors have been disproportionately impacted. These companies have put off digitizing operations and are completely gridlocked.
THREAD:
What’s included in the $2 Trillion economic stimulus package (so far):
- A one-time $1,200 check for adults making $75,000 or less
- $500 billion for major industries
- $350 billion in emergency loans for small businesses that pledge to keep workers
#StimulusPlan
What’s included in the $2 Trillion economic stimulus package (so far):
- A one-time $1,200 check for adults making $75,000 or less
- $500 billion for major industries
- $350 billion in emergency loans for small businesses that pledge to keep workers
#StimulusPlan
- Ban on stock buybacks for corporations that receive gov’t aid + 1 yr
- An oversight committee for the corporate aid program w/ an independent inspector general in charge
- Bans businesses owned by the President or his family, Congressmembers, & others from receiving gov't aid
- An oversight committee for the corporate aid program w/ an independent inspector general in charge
- Bans businesses owned by the President or his family, Congressmembers, & others from receiving gov't aid
- Expanded unemployment benefits, now covers freelancers and gig workers
- $150 billion for hospitals and health-care providers for equipment and supplies
- $400 million for election assistance to states to expand vote by mail & early voting
- $150 billion for hospitals and health-care providers for equipment and supplies
- $400 million for election assistance to states to expand vote by mail & early voting
Thread exploring #COVID19 numbers and trends:
I went back to March 3rd (when we hit 100) cases, and tracked growth rate for every day since then. The range from 3/3 through 3/23 was 1.21x to 1.51x, with an average of 1.34x.
medium.com/@ojacobson34/a…
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I went back to March 3rd (when we hit 100) cases, and tracked growth rate for every day since then. The range from 3/3 through 3/23 was 1.21x to 1.51x, with an average of 1.34x.
medium.com/@ojacobson34/a…
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Yesterday, 3/24, we saw a daily reported positive test growth rate of 1.19x, the lowest we've had. That's good. We now have 55.2k known positive tests as of this morning.
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Our new adjusted average since 3/3 is now 1.33x. Meaning, on average, we're growing in known positive test cases by 33% per day.
Does the fact that we saw a lower rate of growth mean the curve is flattening?
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Does the fact that we saw a lower rate of growth mean the curve is flattening?
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