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IN ROUGH ESSAY FORMCases will continue to skyrocket for another two weeks and plateau for the rest of the summer, as heavily impacted and emerging outbreak states tap on the brakes—but don't pull the emergency brake required to crush their outbreaks. —Please keep in mind. This prediction does not just apply to today's most impacted …
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Credit card data and other economic markers (Open Table reservations) during late February and early March demonstrated that Americans pressed "pause" on the economy well before states initiated shut downs and restrictions—demonstrating that a solid percentage of Americans understand the dangers of a global pandemic.When several states (notably Texas, Arizona, and Florida) reopened early (in …
Coronavirus Is Killing Our Economy Because It Was Already Sick HIGH EARNING HOUSEHOLDS AREN'T SPENDING: "New research from the economists Michael Stepner, Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren, and John Friedman suggests that — thanks to government aid — low-income Americans’ personal spending is almost back to its prerecession level. But among high-earning households, consumption remains severely …
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Shout out to Russell Blake, who not only spared me from a long bout of procrastination, but also captured the spirit (almost word for word) of my thoughts regarding the question/statement: "the death toll from suicides, from drug abuse, from depression, from unemployment arising from closing the country is far greater than that of the virus." …
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The big question: Are we at the top of the peak, ready for a precipitous decline like in other successful countries? OR are we heading into a plateau that could last weeks if not months—guaranteeing that our economy sputters along uselessly. Nearly 7 weeks into our nation's piece-meal lockdown strategy, there's no way to say …
REOPENING THE ECONOMY TOO EARLY AND UNLEASHING A LIKELY DEADLIER SECOND WAVE—WILL FOREVER DAMAGE THE AMERICAN PSYCHE. The coronavirus pandemic is pushing America into a mental health crisis
This is what you should be demanding from your government to contain the virus - The Guardian - Devi Sridhar (PhD), chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO IMPLEMENT MOST OF THESE STRATEGIES...IF NOT ALL OF THEM. 1. Test, trace isolate — Break chains of transmission. 2. …
AND IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT STOCKPILING FOOD AND SUPPLIES. PREPAREDNESS COMES IN MANY FORMS. INFORMATION GATHERING IS ONE OF THEM. We Should All Be Preppers - The Atlantic
How many deaths are we willing to accept to restart the economy? The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School takes a look at a number of different scenarios, from a full reopening today to a full, continued lockdown until June 30th.Reopening the Economy Would Add 233,000 Deaths by July but Save Millions of Jobs - …
Let's start with the bad news...where the bad news started. Wuhan, China. Long story short—nothing has returned to normal in Wuhan. Not even close. So why are we rushing toward the same abysmal economic result, when we haven't come close to achieving the same health result as Wuhan? We're trying to empty a bathtub with …
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