Ever since the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our livelihood and economy, every nation has been looking for a plan that would help achieve stability, “flatten the curve,” and minimize damage.

The infamous $2 trillion stimulus package was established near the beginning of April, sending a check of $1,200 towards pretty much every American adult and $500 to each child, with hopes of helping many families who may be struggling through some financial disability resulting from the pandemic.

However, many Americans felt that the package wasn’t ambitious enough, and they criticized the many issues that the plan had. Many found issues with how there was a salary cap, when that completely disregards the fact that many people who are employed are not going to be paid due to having a “high” salary in 2018.

There were also many issues with send the stimulus amounts. There were many glitches that occurred under the IRS, which lead to many Americans not getting their stimulus money. Physical checks are also taking an exorbitant amount of time, when many people felt that they needed to be paid earlier.

The possibility of another stimulus check

A $484 billion senate bill is gradually getting passed, which Trump has claimed that he would sign. However, there seems to be no signs of a stimulus check for Americans with this bill, as it mainly relieves businesses and hospitals, as well as funding for further COVID-19 testing.

A few Congress members have begun discussions and proposals regarding another stimulus bill. U.S. Representatives Tim Ryan and Ro Khanna have proposed the Emergency Money for the People Act, which would give every eligible American over the age of 16 $2,000 a month and $500 for each child (capped at 3 children per household) for a period of 6-12 months.

Khanna/Ryan Livestream: Emergency Money for the People Act https://t.co/00rFzE5IpK — Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) April 14, 2020

The salary cap is broader, with one of the main requirements for eligibility being to make under $130,000. For married couples, they will receive $4,000 a month if their combined income is under $260,000.

A majority of Americans have supported similar ideas of raising the stimulus check to $2,000. Many UBI advocates have shown strong support of these proposals, as the monthly stimulus checks have been commonly compared to Universal Basic Income, which both aim to relieve the people and the economy.

Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate, Andrew Yang, has built his platform on UBI. Currently he believes that a Universal Basic Income is necessary and some shape of the concept should be urgently implemented during the pandemic.