Paid sick days? Payroll tax cut? Pros and cons of economic ideas to calm coronavirus fears

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, in a nationwide address Wednesday night, proposed a broad menu of economic aid for individuals and companies battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

In the Democratically controlled House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hopes to vote on a separate economic stimulus proposal Thursday.

The proposals run the gamut, including quick tax cuts and tax holidays, government-financed paid sick leave, aid for small businesses, and targeted bailouts for industries especially hard-hit, such as the airlines and cruise ship operators.

Here's a look at several key proposals, and their pros and cons:

PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY

The "most important, powerful piece" of Trump's relief package, in the words of the president's economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, is a payroll tax holiday.

Congressional leaders in both parties were cool to the proposal, but Trump late Wednesday repeated