Posted on 03/30/2020 8:08:30 AM PDT by DouglasKC
Have you noticed something?
There are a growing number of Americans who are in a panic about the economy.
Cries of "the economy will never recover if we're shut down too much longer" abound. Wails about "this will be worse than the great depression if it continues" are flooding social media.
This is despite President Trump's pronouncements that our economy will rebound quickly. President Trump believes that there is pent up demand that will explode once restrictions are lifted.
At least with the corona virus there was good reason to be concerned. It has ripped through other countries causing every government in the world to react in a similar way: institute measures to slow the spread so the medical system isn't overwhelmed. Every government has taken the calculus that doing nothing to combat the virus will hurt their economies in the long term. So they've taken short term economic pain to insure this doesn't happen.
Around the world and especially in the United States this strategy seems to be working so far.
Yet the panicky people who are worrying about the economy often look at the good results of what our government has done so far and say "See!! I told you the virus wasn't so bad!". They want to throw open the doors right now because they are fearful of what will happen with the economy if we don't. They have apocalyptic visions of President Trump presiding over a weak America while liberals gleefully dance on America's grave.
Yet stocks are once again on the rise. Investors are happy with what the President is doing to combat the virus AND for his vision of the economy. This is largely because before the virus broke President Trump had super-charged our economy. We were the strongest economically than perhaps at any other point in history...and we were getting stronger.
What happened with the virus has ONLY worked out in Trump's favor. It's now been proven that his vision of America first was absolutely correct. The virus has shown that we can't be dependent on China for manufacturing. It's not in our national interest. It's shown that we MUST control our borders and clamp down on illegal and legal immigration. President Trump's near daily press conferences have shown the American people that he's not the monster the news media portray him as.
Yet for all these positives those who believe that our economy can't take a two or three month slowdown are wringing their hands and screaming like little girls who have seen a spider.
As President Trump says this isn't going to stop us. We're going to bounce back faster and stronger than anyone can imagine...IF we follow his recommendations to combat the virus. If we let up too soon we're back to square one. If too many people figure they know more than President Trump does and flout his recommendations we're also back to square one.
Don't panic. Stick with the program that President Trump and his team have instituted to both combat the virus and keep the economy strong.
That’s rich, coming from a scared baby like you! Sheesh. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
Do we really have an economy right now?
This won’t age well.
I'm not scared about the virus. President Trump is in charge and doing what he needs to do to combat it. He's up to speed and protecting us.
People are rightfully concerned about families who can't "telework" or otherwise sit on their ass and collect a check. They are not some national economic abstractions. They are real-life human beings who are being destroyed by this shutdown.
That's a rhetorical question right?
After signing a bill that incentivizes unemployment, I’m less enthused about a quick recovery.
I’ve said from the beginning that if people stop doing business, governments stop receiving tax money. That is the big one for me.
And a lot of Seattle restaurants closed their doors forever a month ago when that nursing home got hit.
The fact is that the longer this goes, the more the economy (world) shrinks. And this is not good for an economic model based on growth.
But make of it what you will.
Only if you've lost faith in President Trump's ability to win....
Apologies if I blended another user with you in my mind. I thought you were one of the virus panic pushers.
As opposed to choking to death on their own phlegm?
I have faith in the president; your vanity post, not too much.
He is.
That’s right. Thank God we have President Trump at the helm right now.
Was thinking more along the lines of post 9 by cuban leaf.
I know. It was sarcasm. :)
Look at it this way...IF the world contracts at the same time who is in the best position right now to bounce back strong? That's right...THIS nation....
Your mention of Seattle also brought up another positive...what areas are getting hardest hit by the virus? That's right..liberal enclaves.
Not a small business owner and none among your family, friends or acquaintances I suspect.
There’s every reason to be upset about looming economic calamity. Small businesses are the real engine of this country and they really can’t hang on much longer.
As far as President Trump, he’s aware and attempted to promote an early end to this. He appears to have been jawboned into extending it though. I trust the man but he’s not always right, right out of the box. He corrects course quickly when it becomes clear that there’s a problem so it’s forgivable.
I have faith in Jesus, and in the man that Jesus put in the White House.
However, the economy is in as much trouble as the country is and as we are.
We are not in a good spot at all.
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