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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRed state governors getting their people killed to help Trump?
Economist asks if red state governors are getting their people killed to help TrumpEconomist 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 Trumps re-election bid.
In a new analysis posted at CEPRs website, Baker notes that many red states have recently seen a spike in COVID-19 positivity rates, which he thinks suggests that they arent 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 dont know, they will likely get many of these people infected as well.
In a new analysis posted at CEPRs website, Baker notes that many red states have recently seen a spike in COVID-19 positivity rates, which he thinks suggests that they arent 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 dont 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
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SharonAnn
(13,771 posts)1. Sure. They're only interested in power, not in governing.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)2. Kissing Fat Nixon's ass is more important than public safety.
JI7
(89,241 posts)3. Many are native Americans, latinos, and black. As long as a higher number are minorities
they are ok with it.
roamer65
(36,744 posts)4. They are murderers.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,852 posts)5. I'm surprised they haven't turned them into food yet.
Soylent Green, anyone?
It's mostly minorities and old people getting killed by it, and Republicans view Social Security payments as THEIR money.