Checks and Balance: Counting the cost - a podcast by The Economist

President Trump worries a sustained lockdown may do more damage than the covid-19 pandemic itself. More Americans have been laid off in the past week than ever before. He wants the country back open for business by Easter. Meanwhile Congress has approved nearlytwo trillion dollarsto avert a prolonged slump.But is it enough?

Chicago restaurant workers tell us what happens when an entire sector shuts down. Idrees Kahloon, US policy correspondent, assesses the rescue package. Economics columnist Ryan Avent looks back into history to find out what is missing from thecurrent bailout plan. 

John Prideaux,The Economist’sUS editor, hosts with Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief, and Washington correspondent Jon Fasman.

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