Sacks @ 01:31:15Right
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Sacks predicts that, despite the then‑current impasse and congressional recess in mid‑2020, Congress and the administration will eventually pass another COVID‑19 relief bill that includes some form of unemployment extension or stimulus.
I think they will eventually pass a bill.View on YouTube
Explanation
Why this prediction is judged right
- The prediction (July 31, 2020) was that, despite the then‑current stalemate in Congress over further COVID‑19 relief, “they will eventually pass a bill” that includes additional unemployment or stimulus support.
- On December 27, 2020, the U.S. Congress and President Trump enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. It included:
- A $300 per week federal unemployment supplement for several months.
- New direct stimulus checks of up to $600 per adult and $600 per child. These are exactly the kinds of unemployment extensions and stimulus the prediction was referring to.
- Subsequently, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, which again provided:
- Another round of direct stimulus checks up to $1,400 per person.
- Extended and enhanced unemployment benefits (including the $300/week supplement and longer eligibility).
Because Congress and the administration did in fact pass further major COVID‑19 relief bills with both unemployment extensions and stimulus payments after the July 2020 impasse, the prediction that “they will eventually pass a bill” of this nature is fulfilled.