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BlueWavePsych

(2,635 posts)
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 09:52 PM Sep 2020

Red state governors getting their people killed to help Trump?

Economist asks if ‘red state governors are getting their people killed to help Trump’

Economist Dean Baker, the cofounder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), feels he must ask if Trump-loving governors are putting their own citizens’ lives at risk to help President Donald Trump’s re-election bid.

In a new analysis posted at CEPR’s website, Baker notes that many red states have recently seen a spike in COVID-19 positivity rates, which he thinks suggests that they aren’t doing nearly as much testing as they should be.

“In states with high positive rates, governors have been less concerned about tracking the spread of the pandemic,” he writes. “This is a matter of life and death for tens of thousands of people, since if a person knows they are infected, they can take steps to protect their co-workers, friends, and family. If they don’t know, they will likely get many of these people infected as well.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/economist-asks-if-red-state-governors-are-getting-their-people-ed-to-help-trump/



I think so.
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Red state governors getting their people killed to help Trump? (Original Post) BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 OP
Sure. They're only interested in power, not in governing. SharonAnn Sep 2020 #1
Kissing Fat Nixon's ass is more important than public safety. muntrv Sep 2020 #2
Many are native Americans, latinos, and black. As long as a higher number are minorities JI7 Sep 2020 #3
They are murderers. roamer65 Sep 2020 #4
I'm surprised they haven't turned them into food yet. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2020 #5

JI7

(89,241 posts)
3. Many are native Americans, latinos, and black. As long as a higher number are minorities
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 10:03 PM
Sep 2020

they are ok with it.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,852 posts)
5. I'm surprised they haven't turned them into food yet.
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 10:10 PM
Sep 2020

Soylent Green, anyone?

It's mostly minorities and old people getting killed by it, and Republicans view Social Security payments as THEIR money.

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