‘We’ll Send You A Check’: Governor Proposes Payments to Help New Yorkers With Affordability
Hochul to include plan in forthcoming state budget
The Democratic governor of New York wants wants Empire State lawmakers to approve sending residents checks to directly assist residents with the affordability of groceries and other common items.
Gov Kathy Hochul announced her proposal Monday which would involve sending checks up to $500.
She said that she would include the plan in her upcoming state budget which would have to be approved by the New York state legislature.
She said “we’ll send you a check to buy your groceries for a month or whatever you want to spend it on.”
“And if you’re an individual earning up to $150,000 a year, it’s $300. What does that look like? Alright, how about that?” Hochul said to audience applause. “Now, if you’re filing jointly and you have a family, you need a little more, right? Families are expensive. How about this? Five hundred dollars. Five hundred dollars for families earning less than $300,000 because I know life in New York City is expensive and your salaries may sound nice, but they don’t go very far.”
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