Tag: COVID pandemic
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For all the suffering the pandemic caused, it also showcased what federal social programs can do to improve disadvantaged people’s lives. The assistance passed by Congress – all of it temporary – fell short of the ambitious New Deal spending of the 1930s but was more generous than the Great Recession bailout, much of whic…
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The maiden voyage next January of the 250,800-ton cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, with 20 decks of candy-colored amenities, has sold out. The Cruise Lines International Association predicts the industry’s 2023 passenger volume should exceed 2019 levels. Cruises, after going over a financial cliff during COVID, are back! And so is the credit card…