Defining Moment
2020
2020
Modern America Era
Defining Moment
What Americans Were Trying To Do
Respond to a public health and economic emergency with income support, loans, health spending, and fiscal relief.
What Happened
The CARES Act and related measures used direct payments, unemployment supplements, business loans, health funding, grants, and borrowing to stabilize the economy during the COVID shock.
How Public Finance Made It Possible
Public finance provided rapid emergency support when normal income and business activity were disrupted.
What This EnabledHouseholdsworkersbusinesseshealth systems
How Americans BenefitedHouseholdsworkersbusinesseshealth systems
Anchor Events
Top 100 Building Events
