How The Payments From The U.S. Coronavirus Relief Fund Will Work | Forbes

Congress has passed a $2 trillion relief bill to help deal with the economic damage done by the global spread of the coronavirus. This means many Americans will receive payments from the government in the coming weeks. Forbes' Jack Brewster breaks down how the bill could affect you.

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[stafonvoncamron]

$1200 is nothing. Most people owe more than that on bills each month.

[ShinKamaitachi]

Bet we will have to repay this back come next tax season.

[ernestespinosa]

WHILE big business will receive HUNDREDS of BILLIONS of dollars...#corruption

[solemartyr]

I'd rather be exempt from income taxes for the next 2-3 years

[toocoolbros]

3 weeks? Most people won't make it after this week lol😅😂

[salamfalasteen]

Are you saying that people might die before they get this aid money 💰?!

[amvderby]

Looks like that stimulus check is gonna cost me 10x what I'm going to get, in the long run.

[--JohnDoe]

I will make more from my unemployment than if I worked. I'm not going back to work for at least 4 months.

[csukosd]

The audio production guy must have the RONA.

[ernestespinosa]

While Europeans are getting as much as $8000...

[swiggtyswoo]

People are freaking out that there getting a thousand dollars or unemployment or both. Keep in mind that there are 329 million other people in the United States. We're all in this together, the reason business have to get money is because they have to stay afloat so our economy doesn't crash. Imagine on top of an epidemic, we get a Depression. Please be aware

[darkdragonite]

I’m laughing at the $1200....

It’s nice... but if this is going to go on the government should be mandating people to file for unemployment.

[AfterdesignNetwebdesign]

So let me get this straight. If you're so poor that you didn't make enough to file income tax, you get nothing?! Please tell me I got that wrong.

[janieevans]

We should get rid of the whole dam thing the gov doesn’t do a dam thing

[carolinav]

Next tax season when u file ur taxes you will see less money in your return nothing is free in this world specially for the government

[Sweetwildflower]

I work in healthcare. My life is literally on the line and I make a whopping $11 an hour!! What about SUPPORT for those knee deep on this battle?? I work with a cotton mask . Period. A BIOHAZARD situation and I get a cotton mask. I'm grateful to continue working but when the added $600 a week to unemployment is MORE than you make s week. Something is completely wrong!!

[lizdominguez]

1, 200 is not even enough to pay rent in L.A smh

[Teddy-wtct]

Big businesses need money in order to pay all their layoffs unemployment .

[gsauto]

How cheap lol.
After a month a family of 4 would have enough to move in with their parents.

[TheBiscuitFactory]

If you filed your 2018 and / or 2019 taxes and linked your bank account then you should be receiving the $1, 200 via direct deposit within the next 3 weeks. Unless trump doesn’t sign it for some reason.