The general election scenario that Democrats are dreading

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9. Uhuh. Hard to believe statistics about the very wealthy are going

to have the same reassuring effect. After all, many millions of people are lying awake at night realizing their health insurance only pays 70%, that their jobs might be gone next week, month or year, once unthinkable possibilities of major forced changes to their lives, and even destitution, keeping them from sleeping.

This virus is not going away, we're face a possible second spike in the first wave; and with the way our nation is acting the fall-winter/second wave is going to be very bad. The big question seems to be how many realize it before election day. Also, in spite of rage in the culture warriors, seems to me anger among most has been kept banked as they focus on dealing coolly with crisis.

A lot of companies have been shoring up dividends to shareholders, and it's possible they'll try to continue through the election, but not guaranteed. A lot of older voters get at least some income from those, and the prospect of losing even part has to be causing significant anxiety.

Home equity -- the big safety net of so many millions. Prices have mostly held so far because both sellers and buyers are holding back, but that will only continue for so long. The inventory of homes needing to be sold is growing, but the supply of buyers won't keep pace, and neither will prices. Commercial investors are jingling their gold in anticipation of great bargains in those markets.

Etc. on so many of our household concerns. Of course there're others -- like the huge coronavirus-national debt bomb that could go off under whole nations. The whole planet. Deflation? Stagflation?