Posted on 04/16/2020 4:56:15 AM PDT by bob_esb
How much is McKinsey & Co’s so-called work costing NYS taxpayers?
Inquiring minds want to know, Cuomo.
They are pushing to see the Stafford Acts enacted upon them!
In stark contrast to this stellar record of accomplishment and the firm’s enviable global reputation, two recent New York Times articles paint a discordant portrait, focusing on a darker aspect of McKinsey’s global operations, namely its prominent role as a key advisor to authoritarian governments in places like China, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Turkey.
MicKinsey is where Buttgeg was groomed
The nation (and FR) had (and still has) a massive debate about the pros and cons of lockdown vs stay open approaches. Lockdown won.
The tide may be turning as data on the profile of the infected and dead as well as the state of the economy and suicide-potential of unemployment and vaporized business comes to light. An emerging consensus of a risk-based re-opening scheme (i.e. Reopen business but keep wearing masks and keep the kids away from grandma) seems to be taking hold. That means (among other things) that maybe the nation can be on an upswing in a few months.
Other things portend badly for the pre-COVID Status Quo. Americans now haaaaaaate Hollywood types and Imagine. They want to Buy American. They don't want to travel abroad. They thank the cashier and stockboy more than WHO et al.
Meanwhile, the DNC realizes that an emboldened economy plus a candidate who is possibly walking dementia will guarantee a Trump victory. Also. Two of the six states with size-adjusted COVID fatalities higher than the national average are Blue and their statist policies don't play well in the public square.
So, what is a Dem gov to do? Acknowledge that what's best for their state's citizens is to do what may help Trump get re-elected? No....they put party above people....always... It is in their best political interest to keep the economy shut down. Their problem is, that the emerging consensus is contrary to that party above people mandate.
So, they will pin all of this on a consulting firm. It's actually pretty smart politically. It's bad for millions of Americans, but who said politicians cared about their constituents?
McKinsey is where the harvard business school grads work who could not get hired at Goldman.
Trump ultimately has the trump card over the Demonrat governors. Trump will not win any of these blue states. If he starts opening the federal government and encourages businesses to open their doors and the governors don’t follow suit, they will be blamed for their financial crisis. And Trump can let it be known that the feds will bail out the states.
What is going to happen when Californians and New Yorkers locked up in their homes see images of Texans going about their lives without ill-effect? They must be counting on the legacy media concealing the truth, but it isn’t the 1970s anymore.
First hand experience with the McKensy group, we were instructed to set up a control center within the building many computer stations, large screen monitors, and cameras set up in all the work locations. From this control station these people would be monitoring each and every work area 24/7 and have a large group of clip board college hires to personally come to those areas and asked questions about things seen on screen and deadline dates that were not being adhered to according to the spying at the control center. A real commie style setup. Im sure they are associated in some way with soros
Romney always spoke so highly of McKinsey...he wanted to hire them if he became President too.
The people are going to make this decision. Yesterday traffic in our area was almost normal. People are taking risks now. Us old folks will just stay home and wait for better testing, and medicine to be available.
"Trump proof" means less people will die....????
I think “Trump proof” will go like this:
The lib states will reopen almost following Trump’s guidance.
The media will report that the dimrats are going the opposite way that Trump suggests and so on.
The states cannot print money, and the longer their states are shut down, their less tax money they can grab.
Money = Power.
New York was losing jobs and residents well before Covid19. Is this plan intended to preserve that dismal performance or make it even worse ???
The Farm Belt, The Dairy Belt, The Beef and Chicken Belt, all the food-producing companies that exist outside of these states all need to develop a “Democrat-Proof Plan” for when these states decide it is too unsafe to return to work. The simple plan would read something like this:
All agricultural/beef/poultry/pork/and all other food stuff shipping should cease to those states deemed by their elected officials to be unsafe due to the lack of proper containment and control of the Covid-19 virus. Shipping to these states will resume once these states, and their elected officials, have provided evidence of having safely contained and controlled the Covid-19 virus. Such evidence will include, but not be limited to declaring their states a “safe to return to work zone”. This will ensure that shippers, truckers and other workers in the food industry are not unnecessarily exposed to the Covid-19 virus.
Let’s see how long their starving constituents will abide by their foolish decisions to “Trump-Proof” their states and hamstring the US economy.
There will be no roaring by July. This will be at least a 3 year recovery.
Companies will still be cutting jobs in July. If we just have another Great Recession we will be fortunate.
When November comes along, everyone will know who to vote for.
Agreed. While it sucks the citizens in these states will suffer, you get the government you elect.
I think this is a “don’t interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake” moment for the administration. Too bad not all thy tyrants are up for reelection this Nov.
Pw youese States will reopen just as President Trump wanted.
It’s “ I will show you - I can do this myself”.
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