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An Ohio candidate running for governor plans to give people in the state $350 to help fight rising inflation, but only if she is elected.
Nan Whaley’s inflation rebate would take the $2.68 billion that Ohio is set to receive in the next round of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan and give it to state residents. The rebate would go to roughly 7.4 million Ohioans, 89% of adults in the state, and are the same people who received federal stimulus checks, according to Whaley’s website.
“While working people are struggling to keep up with rising costs, corporate profits are hitting record highs,” Whaley’s policy page reads. “CEO pay grew 31% in 2021. It’s not right. We need to make an investment in Ohioans by putting money back in their pockets and this inflation rebate would do just that.”
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The $350 payments would be given to people who make up to $80,000 a year, while couples that make up to $160,000 a year would be eligible to receive $700.
Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton, Ohio, won the Democratic primary election for the Ohio gubernatorial race on May 3 and will run against Gov. Mike DeWine, who is seeking reelection, in November.
Several states have been giving people stimulus checks in recent weeks due to rising prices for necessary items, such as gas and groceries, with Maine sending out its initial wave of 5,000 checks, $850 each, on June 1 in response to inflation, and Gov. Janet Mills planning to send 200,000 checks per week in the future. Gov. Tom Wolf has pushed state lawmakers to pass legislation that would send households direct payments of up to $2,000, which would be funded with leftover funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Friends of Nan Whaley has not responded to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
