This morning FOX TV news also discussed paying Americans over age 18 $1500 to take the covid poison vaccine. While FOX didn't tie it to a second stimulus payment, they did do the math and said it would cost the government several hundred billion. I immediately thought of that disputed $455 billion Trump has squirreled away that was leftover from the last stimulus payment. No wonder they postponed a second stimulus to 2021 when the vaccine would be available!!
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Moves $455 Billion of Unspent Stimulus
https://www.theroot.com/treasury-sec...mul-1845756025
Here is more info from Washington Post:
Pay Americans to take a coronavirus vaccine
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" Some Americans are scared of vaccines in general and some are scared of this one in particular because of how politicized the fight against covid-19 became. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fewer than half of Americans get the annual flu shot, even though the flu shot is inexpensive and often free, widely available and requires just a single dose. A recent poll showed that only 58 percent of Americans are willing to get the covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible. Thats down from 69 percent who were willing this summer. Worse still, Rob Jekielek of Harris Poll told STAT, "there's a historical level of distrust" regarding a covid-19 vaccine among the communities that have been hit hardest by the pandemic.
The solution is simple: Pay people to take a covid vaccine. The vaccines are likely to arrive at the same moment Washington is, belatedly, taking up much-needed stimulus legislation. The timing couldn't be better: Money would go into Americans' pockets just when the U.S. economy can begin fully reopening with a vaccinated population that can go about their daily lives without fear of catching the disease or infecting others...
... To that end, the federal government should pay every American $1,500 to get vaccinated. Send proof of vaccination, receive a $1,500 check or money via direct deposit.
more at link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...-john-delaney/