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Bernie Sanders Rips Democrats Over Plan To Cap Incomes for Coronavirus Check Recipients

February 8, 2021

Many reports say that the next round of stimulus checks for the American people may only go to those with lower incomes, capping out at $50,000 for individuals and $100,000 for families.

The proposed $1,400 checks for just those groups of people are not sufficient, according to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

“Unbelievable. There are some Dems who want to lower the income eligibility for direct payments from $75,000 to $50,000 for individuals, and $150,000 to $100,000 for couples,” Sanders tweeted over the weekend. “In other words, working class people who got checks from Trump would not get them from Biden. Brilliant!”

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