People around the world are struggling from the coronavirus pandemic, and not just from its potentially lethal health effects. The need to shut down big swaths of the global economy to fight the virus has caused unprecedented disruptions to the economy, and governments around the world have worked hard to try to stave off financial disaster for millions of hard-hit families who've lost their jobs and incomes.
The first round of stimulus checks that have largely already gone out did a lot of good for those in need. However, it didn't include everyone. In particular, millions of college students didn't get any assistance from the early stimulus packages. However, the latest proposal would work to change that.
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