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The IRS had issued about 150 million direct payments to Americans — totaling nearly $260 billion — to help mitigate the financial burden of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/05/how-many-coronavirus-stimulus-checks-have-been-sent-out-so-far
“As this crisis continues, lawmakers are taking necessary action to confront the pandemic and help our nation recover. At the same time, voters are very concerned about our nation’s fiscal and economic future,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2020/05/fci-press-release
Like many in the policy community, the Peterson Foundation is exploring how we can best support our nation’s recovery from the effects of this challenging crisis.
https://www.pgpf.org/a-note-from-michael-peterson-on-the-impact-of-the-pandemic
U. S. defense spending increased substantially from 2018 to 2019 relative to other countries.
The United States spends more on defense than the next 10 countries combined.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has become both a public health and an economic crisis. In particular, the closure of many businesses has resulted in an unprecedented surge in unemployment claims in the United States.
The U.S. has historically devoted a larger share of its economy to defense than other members of the G-7.
Compensation and medical care make up about 40 percent of the defense budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0216_compensation_defense_budget
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the latest data for Fiscal Year 2019, charted out monthly and on a year-over-year basis.
A large decrease in revenues and a large increase in spending have led the Congressional Budget Office to estimate a deficit of $737 billion in April 2020.
