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How do you prevent a coronavirus recession?
Mar 10, 2020

How do you prevent a coronavirus recession?

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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence participate in a coronavirus briefing with health insurers in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Tuesday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Today, we'll look at how a payroll tax cut would work. Plus: canceled flights, canceled classes and a price war on oil. 

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COVID-19

What Trump's payroll tax cut proposes to do for workers, businesses

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Mar 10, 2020
Payroll tax cuts, used to boost the economy, only help those who get a paycheck.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters about the spread of the coronavirus, the state of the economy and the market's reaction to the outbreak.
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Airlines cut flights as demand plummets

by Jack Stewart
Mar 10, 2020
Deciding which flights to cancel means considering the effects on the entire, byzantine, schedule.
Flights are nearly empty due to coronavirus fears.
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As COVID-19 spreads, the nation doubles down on cleaning

by Justin Ho
Mar 10, 2020
With transit systems encouraging people to wash their hands and avoid touching their face and businesses stepping up their own efforts, the country finds itself in a disinfecting moment.
Empty shelves might be an increasingly familiar sight.
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What lunch shaming tells us about how we think about poor people

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 10, 2020
The way we talk about poverty and the the people living in it could be getting in the way of solving inequality. One example? Lunch shaming.
Cafeteria workers prepare lunches for school children at the Normandie Avenue Elementary School in South Central Los Angeles.
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Oil price war: Saudis have lowest costs; doesn't mean they'll win

by Scott Tong
Mar 10, 2020
Low oil prices affect all producer nations. Each has different vulnerabilities.
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How COVID-19 is affecting small businesses in Seattle

by Andie Corban
Mar 10, 2020
We checked in with owners of a florist, a women's boutique and a small pharmacy.
The Seattle skyline in 2019.
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