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15. The economy can't stay closed when the US has a poor social system

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 02:00 PM

May 2020

The basic reality is that you have to open the country back up because without universal income or other very strong supportive social programs in place, millions of Americans are going to go into absolute poverty and that’s going to cause a bigger crises than the pandemic.

Republicans are still trying to cut off food stamps and they are willing to block any bill that will make a continued lockdown livable. This is the dystopian nightmare that we are in.

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States are reopening based on the economy, not science. [View all] onecaliberal May 2020 OP

I agree. In MO we're opening back up and I feel that it's too early, and I think that the worst ... SWBTATTReg May 2020 #1

California is opening slowly. The problem is that I live in arguably the reddest onecaliberal May 2020 #3

You and your family is smart, staying put. My fear is that all of these people floating around, SWBTATTReg May 2020 #6

Exactly. This is my point. I wouldn't give two shits if it only affected them. onecaliberal May 2020 #8

Nothing prevents anyone from staying in their homes for as long as they desire MichMan May 2020 #2

Except, of course, having to earn money. LisaL May 2020 #4

How many businesses will close permanently ? MichMan May 2020 #7

If we had a functioning government there would have already been relief onecaliberal May 2020 #11

So how many people do you want to die so people can go back to work? DBoon May 2020 #12

Zero. Shut down every single business until 2022 MichMan May 2020 #14

But those who do are also free to infect essential workers serving the public onecaliberal May 2020 #5

stoping a highly contagious disease cannot be a matter of individual choice DBoon May 2020 #9

So people who are called back to work should refuse to go and quit? MichMan May 2020 #13

They believe they've shed the liability sufficiently upon individuals. Hugin May 2020 #10

The economy can't stay closed when the US has a poor social system qdouble May 2020 #15