Economists call for more direct cash payments tied to the health of the economy

The stimulus payments should be issued automatically, based on certain economic indicators such as the unemployment rate, until there is enough evidence that the economy is recovering, the group of mostly left-leaning economists said in an open letter organized by the Economic Security Project and The Justice Collaborative. "The first round of economic impact payments were a lifeline that helped some get by for a few weeks," the economists wrote.

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