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leighbythesea2

(1,200 posts)
6. I must add
Fri Apr 24, 2020, 09:52 PM
Apr 2020

This means the american people are choosing to stay at home to possible detriment if a community or state opens. Once opened a person can lose their job for deciding they are still not coming in.

To make a statement like this assumes they have savings and ability to lose a job.

My sister is experiencing this right now. Her company headquarters are in Atlanta. Her office is in another state not reopened, but the state is considering it, i believe delaying it's decision a bit.
She got an email they were going back may 4th. No details. Many people pushed back of course but that wasnt going to change the order to go back if head quarters insisted. We are waiting to hear.

She has MS. She doesnt want to be a guinea pig. Of course. I said she could ask for an accommodation with HR to protect herself. But what would the rest do?

Obviously, if her state opens may 1 it is a quandry for the rest correct? So now we rely on employers being benevolent. Or does Alanta feel like if we are doing it, so are you.

I don't think we can assume anyone can sit it out and chill, except those who have everything to lose because they have a) money to last them until they get the next job 12 months from now, b) believe theyd get another job in the mid covid economy, if lucky.

Frum is at the 28 min mark Bev54 Apr 2020 #1
The key part starts at 34:44 Jarqui Apr 2020 #2
The American people aren't completely stupid. Laelth Apr 2020 #3
+1, in places in China the government is giving millions out in "vouchers" to people to entice them uponit7771 Apr 2020 #5
I must add leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #6
The economy is toast. Laelth Apr 2020 #9
+1. "The CV is being handled by the American people". yonder Apr 2020 #7
+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #8
I hope you're right Jarqui Apr 2020 #11
Exactly leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #12
But what if there's no job? Laelth Apr 2020 #16
It's a mess. I'm not sure how it is going to turn out Jarqui Apr 2020 #17
True leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #19
My father was a little bitter Jarqui Apr 2020 #20
What an incredible life leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #23
Haven't read Angela's Ashes - heard of / was aware of it Jarqui Apr 2020 #27
That sounds like a plan leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #28
My maternal grandmother's family was Irish Jarqui Apr 2020 #29
That itself leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #30
His father died when he was 8 Jarqui Apr 2020 #31
Glad you found him leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #32
Right leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #21
Some of us have difficult choices to make. Laelth Apr 2020 #22
Absolutely leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #25
States probably won't be closed down at the 6 month point as they'll have gone broke by then. Ace Rothstein Apr 2020 #24
That makes sense leighbythesea2 Apr 2020 #26
Yes and no, it depends on where you are misanthrope Apr 2020 #14
Thanks for that. Laelth Apr 2020 #18
Yes, Frum really lays it out there. Not a pretty picture. FM123 Apr 2020 #4
Truth is I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #10
I can't talk you down. I'm sorry. crickets Apr 2020 #13
I disagree with David Frums analysis SoonerPride Apr 2020 #15
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