#5SmartReads - February 1, 2021

On Navalny, revenge bedtime procrastination, and Ron Chernow

A Look Back At How Joe Biden Managed The 2009 Stimulus Package (NPR)

If you need a primer on the 2009 stimulus package, here you go.

As vice president, Biden oversaw how the funds were distributed the country. Only 1% of the funds were found wasteful or fraudulent expenses (compared to the CARES Act, which has already found $360M in fraudulently sought or spent). Biden also ensured any mayor or governor who requested assistance got a response within 24 hours, and personally went to see how stimulus funds were being deployed around the country.

What we now know is that we needed more stimulus, especially in rural areas.

So if Joe Biden says he needs $1.9T to get the country back on track and vaccinations out…I believe him.