The Do's and Don'ts of Federal Coronavirus Economic Rescue Efforts
23 April 2020
Rachel Greszler, Research Fellow in Economics, Budget & Entitlements in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at the Institute for Economic Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the SBA small business loan program, why states shouldn't get a federal bailout, and the need to eliminate incentives that increase unemployment and discourage able workers from accepting jobs.
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