THAN PAYING WORKERS, REDUCING HEALTH CARE COSTS AMID CORONAVIRUS

Sanders, speaking remotely on Friday night's Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, said American workers laid off or furloughed as a result of the coronavirus lockdown should "continue to receive 100 percent of your paycheck." The Vermont senator said he and other members of Congress are currently putting together an "unprecedented piece of legislation" to save the U.S. from total economic and social collapse.

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"What does that mean? From an economic point of view, it means we tell every worker in America: 'You will continue to get your paycheck. We know you're not working, we know you're at home, we know the business that you're working for is not functioning, but ... you will continue to receive 100 percent of your paycheck,'" Sanders continued, listing off how several European countries are already paying their citizens in self-quarantine.



The senator also said it's ridiculous Americans can get government paid-for coronavirus tests -- but not treatment.

https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-warns-total-economic-collapse-will-more-expensive-paying-workers-reducing-health-1496116