The Democrats could go even big(ger) on their economic stimulus

One experiment found the price tag of the bill has no impact on public opinion

A new CBS News/YouGov poll released earlier this week found that Joe Biden’s economic relief plan is popular with a “broad bipartisan majority” of the American public. I have written before about the popularity of giving people money, but the support numbers for Biden’s/the Democrats’ bill is even more astounding than my expectations. According to CBS, 83% of Americans approve of Congress passing the relief package, while only 17% disapprove.

What’s more, according to CBS 40% of Americans want the bill to be even larger, giving more money to families and small businesses to ease covid-related financial strain. In comparison, only half the number of people want the bill to be smaller.