A COVID-19 stimulus plan proposed by President-elect Joe Biden includes $1,400 direct stimulus checks, which would supplement the $600 stimulus payments that were passed in Congress last year. “It’s not hard to see that we are in the middle of a once-in-several generations economic crisis, with a once-in-several generations public health crisis. A crisis of deep human suffering is in plain sight,” Biden said in a statement. “We have to act, and we have to act now,” Biden said. “We cannot afford inaction.” The direct payments are part of a broader $2 trillion package to address the ongoing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdowns and restrictions. Meanwhile, Biden’s proposal expands the eligibility of the $1,400 checks. One key group includes adults who can be claimed as dependents on others’ tax returns, including college students and elderly people who are being cared for by their children. The CARES Act, passed in …