Name that company

This is a no-win question. Answering “No” sounds cold and harsh, but to answer, “Yes,” we need qualifications such that it goes to unemployed lower income front line workers. The skinny stimulus bill failed, and ironically, Democrats say it is not enough. The GOP won’t help fund the state and local government deficits. They say this helps incompetent fiscal management, but this same Federal government has run a huge deficit, even when the economy was great, so no one is innocent here of fiscal mismanagement.

University of San Diego

If federal spending limits still matter, the nearly $300 billion required for another round of $1,200 checks might be better spent. Funding for the $300 in additional weekly jobless benefits will soon be gone. Small businesses are desperate for relief. State and local governments are struggling as tax revenues plunge. Funding for faster testing and more tracing could help bridge the gap until a vaccine arrives. The most important message is that Congress needs to act quickly.

Point Loma Nazarene University

YES NO

This money must be targeted to the unemployed. There are people who are working and have not been financially impacted by COVID-19. Why should we send them money? Our federal spending must get in the right hands as there are businesses that have already closed permanently and many that may close soon. After the unemployed, we should make dollars available to small businesses so they can stay afloat and employ people.

R.A. Rauch & Associates

We need to focus on stimulating business growth, re-employment and helping businesses adjust to the new normal through 2021. The focus of any stimulus package should be on supporting the economy through next year. A $1,200 stimulus check for individuals would only provide short-term help and do little to get those people back to work. And any new stimulus package likely will include additional unemployment benefits for those in need of financial assistance.

Scripps Health

NO NO

I trace my roots back to 1846, when two brothers-in-law started packaging baking soda in a kitchen to sell to businesses. (I’m currently America’s leading maker of it.) I began using recycled paperboard for packaging way back in 1907. Today, based in Ewing, N.J., I’m a consumer products powerhouse, encompassing brands such as Arm & Hammer, Trojan, Oxiclean, Spinbrush, First Response, Nair, Orajel, XTRA, Kaboom, Orange GLO, L’il Critters, Vitafusion, Batiste, Arrid, Waterpik and Flawless. I recently sported a market value of around $23 billion, rake in more than $4 billion annually, and employ almost 5,000 people. Who am I?

Last week’s trivia answer: AARP

Lynn Reaser