The majority of U.S states are under some sort of lockdown at the moment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of people are out of work, and many of those still working have suddenly become the sole income in their household, and are putting their health and their families' health at risk to scrape by.

Our government needs to be supporting its people during this time. Most of us pay taxes, and year after year our taxes go toward many trivial projects and into our politicians' ever-increasing salaries. They are not affected by this; they are still getting their pay. It's time that our tax dollars go toward supporting all of the American people, at a time when we need it the most.

What is being proposed is a $1,500 monthly payment per individual ($2,500 for married couples), with an extra $500 monthly per dependent. This would be paid up until at least one month after the end of the national emergency to allow for those who lost their job to find an income source. This would be based off of your latest tax return, just like the first stimulus package was. For example a married couple with 2 children would receive $3,500/month.