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| Topic | Trump considering turning the country back on by Easter. |
| Unbridled9 03/26/20 1:56:11 PM #23: | I wonder how many people here actually thought this through? The issue with the economy is that you can't just put it on 'pause'. You have tons of people who need money to buy things that no stimulus package can rightfully cover, the government needs an economy to provide said stimulus packages, and a lot of businesses are simply going to be gone following this epidemic no matter when the economy gets turned back on. It's like you have a speeding train going along. You can't just stop it on a dime; at best you slow it down and the faster you do so the greater the risk of being derailed. Even if you succeed in stopping it you'll have a lot of trouble getting it back up to speed again once it is stopped. I'm not saying the economy should be restarted (I sure as heck don't want to get the virus); just that it's... a lot more complex a decision with really massive impact either which way. Either a ton of people get sick but will have jobs, or potentially fewer people get sick but leave quarantine only to have no job to go back to. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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