OF THE DOZENS of provisions tucked into America's CARES Act, the $2.2trn fiscal-stimulus package passed in March, none was as popular as the one-off payments to households. Taxpayers earning less than $99,000 a year ($198,000 for couples) were sent…
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Ben Smith
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