The answer is not to reopen the economy; it's to freeze the economy. The government should provide everyone with the economic wherewithal to survive this period without leaving home. It's criminal to make people have to choose between their livelihood and their health.

May 5, 2020 · 8:41 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Why isn’t anyone who holds office saying the same thing?
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Ahhhh! Why do you think....?
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Everything you say is true ... and as you know ... we have an election to win ... without that ... very little is possible!
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I'm aware.
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It’s criminal to quarantine HEALTHY Americans Citizens inside their homes, away from their loved ones. To make their loved ones die without any family by their side.
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Wait. The fact that you can't visit someone in the hospital has nothing to do with your being at home. It's because the hospitals can't afford to let people in - because of the disease - which is why you should stay home!
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And who will produce for the needs of the locked down. This is the fundamental absurdity of all socialism. The belief that production and productivity persist without human agency. Magical thinking.
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Maybe read more.
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We can always change the economy to better suit society's needs. We don't have harm ourselves bending to "the economy" as it is.
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The economy should serve us; we should not serve the economy.
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