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BREAKING NEWS! 700,000 Bonus Stimulus Checks Update Disaster Relief Bill
A new report from the Commerce Department shows just how much of a financial impact the most recent round of $1,400 stimulus checks had on retail sales across America.
They explained: “Retail sales surged a seasonally adjusted 9.8% in March after dropping about 3% the month before.”
These retail surges also exceeded the estimates of those Wall Street analysts, who predicted just a 5.5% increase in retail sales.
The biggest retail winners include sporting goods stores, which saw a boost on 23.5% in March from the month before, as well as clothing stores, which saw sales soar by 18.3%.
This is great news to see $1,400 stimulus checks used on retail products, but I truly believe that we need at least a fourth round of stimulus checks to fully recover our economy and allow millions of Americans to spend freely once again.
Meanwhile, governor Phil Murphy, from the great state of New Jersey, is looking to provide one group of people with a $40 million stimulus package.
According to multiple sources speaking to Politico: “Murphy is considering executive action to provide about $40 million worth of one-time stimulus funding to illegal immigrants.”
The sources also explained: “People are going to hear $40 million and think that’s a lot of money. But when you consider the amount of tax money this population is putting into the system — and is not…