Maybe you could check with a few of the 3.2 million people that filed unemployment claims last week. How much higher will that number go over the next few weeks? We are literally in uncharted territory whether Trump proclaims ‘a quick recovery’ is likely or not.
My sons company is slowly laying people off, and telling them they don’t know when or if they will be able to bring them back when this is over. How does an economy take off when a large segment is out of work and broke?
My husband lost his job Friday, with the COVID-19-associated slowdown mentioned as the reason for the downsizing—and he was in the pharmaceutical consulting business. We are certainly experiencing some anxiety right now.