GOP congressman: People against reopening 'don't understand rules of economics'

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By Oliver Willis -April 23, 2020 3:52 PM

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) previously said doctors should be more concerned about the economic fallout of the pandemic, rather than death tolls.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is very focused on reopening the economy no matter what.

On Monday, in an interview with a local TV station, Biggs suggested people shouldn't listen to doctors advising the country to remain shut down and said doctors should instead "help revitalize the economy."

In an interview on Thursday with conservative radio host Todd Starnes, Biggs said people concerned about reopenings don't understand the underlying economic questions.

https://americanindependent.com/andy-biggs-coronavirus-economics-reopen-country-house-gop-arizona-covid-19/

Here let me see if this "guy can explain it to you............about economics............

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1. Generally speaking, death is bad for the economy.

[Vinca]

2. Here's my basic understanding: if you're dead it doesn't matter.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. Roll the dice with tens of thousands of lives for profit.

Play the bet that had they done nothing the economy would have closed down not because the gov't ordered but because of the hundreds of thousands dead.

No one to work the jobs because too many are dead.

Of course it is much safer to say we should have placed that bet now.

Unfortunately this is not over and may come back.

Short sighted stupidity.

[DBoon]

4. because we are interchangable units of labor to the big bosses

what's a few more dying compared to their profits?

[Iliyah]

5. Most employers want a somewhat "healthy" worker . . .

If the workers are not healthy and therefore contagious then that creates an unhealthy environment, and thereby creates continued infections inside and outside of the work place. Then many will get sick and some will die.

Economy 101 - make sure your workers are healthy and their respectful work locations are clean and safe.

[Volaris]

6. Ya that part of the Hippocratic Oath about do no harm TO THE MONEYFLOW is way important.

[napi21]

7. If he's really concerned about the economy, he would know if people don't feel safe dining, shoping,

getting a haircut, etc. they won't go, and an open store or restaurant without customers is worse than a closed one. t least when closed they didn't have to pay their employees and worry about constantly sanitizing everything all the time. First & foremost, people HAVE to feel safe & confident. That's just not the case yet.

[brewens]

9. Yup. I'm in Idaho and think some businesses will reopen. I don't plan on going anywhere

other than grocery stores every other week until I see no new cases. We have it relatively good with a new death only every other day or so. But hey, those are all old people anyway and they're expendable.

[rustysgurl]

8. If my heart's not beating, I can't spend money ... pretty simple n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. It's all about reducing unemployment costs. Greed Over People. . . . nt