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Mar 4, 2021

The status of new stimulus checks

President Joe Biden is apparently backing a compromise in the Senate that makes fewer people eligible for $1,400 dollar relief checks. Plus, just how high weekly unemployment claims have been throughout the pandemic. And, a push for the Biden administration to decriminalize sex work — an industry transformed by the pandemic — as part of its criminal justice reform.

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Segments From This Episode

Senate compromise on stimulus payments would set lower income caps for eligibility
Individuals making more than $80,000 a year, or couples earning more than $160,000, would not get a payment. Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer has more.
After nearly a year, weekly unemployment claims remain high
by Mitchell Hartman
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
These persistently high jobless claims indicate a lot of labor market volatility.
COVID transformed the sex work industry, but not the laws governing it
by Erika Beras
Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
Some argue that legislation passed to prevent online sex trafficking is blocking a range of consensual transactions.

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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

The status of new stimulus checks