White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett: "People who receive that unemployment check go out and spend it and help stimulate the economy, so that's healthy as well."
One general point: where is this money coming from? If it is having to come from someplace else, where is there a net increase in spending?
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Valerie Jarrett: Unemployment checks are good for the economy
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