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dutch777

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12. The trend lines in a number of states are not just trending higher, they are going almost vertical..
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 04:12 PM
Jun 2020

...definitely cause for concern unless you are a Republican politician who figures that 100,000 or more get sick in my state...only 10,000 die...business will support me as long as I allow opening up and no one will remember at election day or really hold me accountable before then...so worth the trade off as long as the economy doesn't tank. This last part is where it gets sticky as people are not all stupid and many will stay home and not go out much and many businesses will still fail. And local and state government finances reliant on sales, income and property taxes will take a major hit requiring either massive public sector layoffs or major tax increases or a combination unless the Feds bail them out. And given this is not just a few months but likely a year or more, its a real thing. I would hate to be a governor of any stripe in this environment. All the choices have a serious bad side and there are no real wins in the near term.

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