Text of the bill

[GreenPartyVoter]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/politics/read-bill-text-families-first-coronavirus-response-act/index.html

It’s late. I tried looking through it, but I can’t see where it will help a family with one self employed spouse and one hourly worker at a public school. No savings to rely on, either. Not sure what we’ll do.

[chillfactor]

1. It doesn't help us seniors either

who fight every day of every month to survive.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I know it. FIL uses the food bank, but he shouldn't go out now.

[wcmagumba]

3. That's me exactly...

only SS...my last week of the month is tough....sending good Karma your way...

[C_U_L8R]

4. I feared freelancers/soloists/self employed/contractors might be left out.

We'll see.

[DarthDem]

5. It provides tax credits

For a self-employed person taking what would be paid sick leave or family leave if they worked for someone other than themselves. Basically, as I read it, a self-employed person needing those benefits does not have to pay taxes to the federal government in the equivalent amounts.

Perhaps the Senate will add more.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. So we don't have to pay taxes on the money we aren't earning? We can live on that how?

[redwitch]

7. Commissions only here.

I sell pretty things to gift shops etc. I don’t think many will be shopping for jewelry and accessories for the foreseeable future so I am pretty much laid off. Worried about my companies, the stores I sell their goods to and me and husband who are now thoroughly screwed.
All of my stores but 2 are small independents who struggle all the time but this will be a death knell for many.

We are also over 60 and husband has asthma and is being tested for possible heart issue.