Chart of the Day: $10,269 in Covid Relief Per Person

The U.S. has enacted about $3.4 trillion in Covid relief and stimulus over the last year, and Democrats are currently working to pass President Biden’s proposal to provide another $1.9 trillion. The chart below breaks down the distribution of those funds on a per capita basis, including the Republican counteroffer to Biden’s plan that would provide about $600 billion. (See the New York Times analysis for more details.)

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