{"id":4835,"date":"2021-01-14T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T04:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/former-clinton-treasury-secretary-larry-summers-comes-out-against-2000-stimulus-checks\/"},"modified":"2021-01-14T04:00:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T04:00:10","slug":"former-clinton-treasury-secretary-larry-summers-comes-out-against-2000-stimulus-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/business-markets\/former-clinton-treasury-secretary-larry-summers-comes-out-against-2000-stimulus-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Comes Out Against $2,000 Stimulus Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Topline \u00a0Liberal economist Larry Summers said Thursday sending out $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans would be a \u201cmistake,\u201d making him the first prominent Democratic figure to come out against more direct relief. 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