Hello and welcome to the intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Not all oil fields are created equal.

Some are much more costly to run, both in dollar and in carbon terms.

This year's oil price crash has added to the industry's pile of long-term worries,

so companies are thinking about how to shed their riskiest assets.

And the saying that money can't buy you happiness is some comfort for those who don't

have much. But here's the thing. Polls from 145 countries suggest that the richer are, on average,

happier. Don't despair. Money still can't buy you love.

First up, though.

America's legislators return to Congress today as the country struggles to get to grips with COVID-19.

Last week, it shattered its single-day record for new cases, and ten states broke daily death toll records, including Florida.

On Fox News yesterday, President Donald Trump downplayed the grim statistics, saying the state's undeniably dangerous situation was no forest fire.

We have embers, and we do have flames. Florida became more flame-like, but it's going to be under control.

From today, Congress will be taking up another coronavirus aid bill

following the $2 trillion CARES Act, which was passed in March.

The most urgent question concerns the $600 a week unemployment benefit

that's currently helping nearly 25 million out-of-work Americans. It's set to expire at the end of the

month. Democrats want to extend it. People really do need this money. Baby needs a pair of shoes. This is urgent. Republicans aren't so sure. Unemployment is

extremely important. That is a different issue from whether we ought to pay people a bonus not to go

back to work. And there are more areas of disagreement. Democrats and Republicans are meeting in Congress to try and hash out what the

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