Even the best coronavirus scenario is terrible

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13. Or...

Tens of thousands of American die. A horrific tragedy, particularly because so may of those deaths could have been avoided with reasonable actions from the outset, rather than denial and delay.

As we collectively come to terms with what we have been through:

1) A renewed sense of how vulnerable we are and how much we count on each other leads many, many more Americans to embrace the sensible progressive policies they have been resisting for decades.

2) The most fortunate among us recognize the need for a massive investment in the form of a wealth tax (7% year one, 4% year 2, 1% ongoing) as the first step to rebuilding our economy from the Bottom Up in a way that expands capacity to earn and lifts up those who are most vulnerable and struggling (because it is by how we treat the most vulnerable we shall be judged).