“Would you be willing to get a Covid vaccine in exchange for a $1,500 stimulus check?”
December 4th, 2020Via: CNBC:
Millions of Americans are still hoping for a second round of stimulus checks to help them cope with the financial fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, the U.S. government is preparing to distribute vaccinations to the American public in order to put an end to the public health crisis.
Now, one proposal aims to help both efforts by giving people $1,500 stimulus checks in exchange for getting immunized.
The idea comes from entrepreneur John Delaney, a former Democratic congressman for Maryland who also ran for president in 2020.
“The faster we get 75 percent of this country vaccinated, the faster we end Covid and the sooner everything returns to normal,” Delaney said in an interview with CNBC.com.
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To execute the plan, the government could create a system where people would receive a number once they were vaccinated. Once they enter that along with their Social Security number, they would receive a check.
In the U.S., we already have measures to encourage people to get vaccines, such as requiring them in order for children to attend school.
“It’s not like we don’t pull levers to get people vaccinated,” Delaney said. “We do that now.”
I’m surprised they’re even considering using a carrots, when there are so many sticks: “can’t go to work without the vaccine”, “can’t buy food without the vaccine”, “can’t take mass transit without the vaccine”, “can’t be with your vaccinated family without the vaccine”,…
Victorians offered $200 vouchers to holiday at home over summer:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/victorians-offered-200-vouchers-to-holiday-at-home-over-summer-20201210-p56m6t.html