10 States Where Your Stimulus Check Goes the Furthest

The proliferation of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has dramatically changed our societal habits in a very short period of time. Ideas that two months seemed incomprehensible, such as shutting down nonessential businesses throughout much of the country, are now a reality, and more than 26 million people who had jobs as recently as five weeks ago now sit unemployed. It's a truly unprecedented event.

But unprecedented events often yield unparalleled action. That's why, on March 27, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. The $2.2 trillion CARES Act is the largest stimulus bill ever passed by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and it's a direct response to the historic labor market and economic disruption caused by the coronavirus.

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