9 US States Plan Reopening of Economies After Corona Virus Shutdown

Epoch Times ^ | 04/14/2020

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NEW YORK—A total of nine states on the U.S. East and West coasts said on April 13 they had begun planning for the slow reopening of their economies and lifting of strict stay-at-home orders amid signs the worst had passed in the CCP virus pandemic.

The Northeast states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will work with Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island in coordinating to gradually reopen their economies together, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

“Nobody has been here before, nobody has all the answers,” Cuomo said during an open conference call with his five counterparts. “Addressing public health and the economy: Which one is first? They’re both first.”

The governors of California, Oregon, and Washington said they also had reached an agreement on a shared approach to restarting businesses, although they gave no firm timeline and said they would be guided by the health of residents first.

President Donald Trump said earlier on April 13 that any decision to restart the economy was his to make.

State governors and Trump have debated about when and how to restart economic activity.

Legal experts say a U.S. president has limited power under the U.S. Constitution to order citizens back to their places of employment, or cities to reopen government buildings, transportation, or local businesses to reopen.

“It is the decision of the president, and for many good reasons,” Trump wrote on Twitter on April 13. He went on to write that his administration was working closely with the governors.

“A decision by me, in conjunction with the governors and input from others, will be made shortly!” Trump’s tweet stated.

Political leaders said a reopening of the economy may hinge on more widespread testing and cautioned that lifting of stay-at-home restrictions too early could reignite the outbreak.

[abigkahuna]

I remember a very long time ago reading about getting the country back up after a nuke attack. Work parties were to be organized with postal carriers being pressed to deliver the information on able bodied workers (as they knew who was alive on their route)...The power came from the FEDGOV.

I would imagine with a 50 state declaration of Emergency, great powers are awarded to the President. I mean last week they were crying that Trump was not ordering all states to close and now they complain when he says he has the power to open them. Jeez...

[Fido969]

They just figured out that non-workers don’t pay taxes.

Bingo!

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Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's or one old fart’s life, it's worth it.

[DoodleBob]

It's a bit like Rudy and, dare I say, even Willard. On 9/11, nobody really cared that Rudy was pro-abortion, pro-gun control etc. He was an executive. He got trashed during the primaries, but that's besides the point. He was the man of our times. Same with Willard; he's a horrible pol, but in 2012 he was the better of two evils.

I personally detest Cuomo and his NYS attitude, but I also worked in NYC for a few decades so I can filter out his stupidity. When he's a good leader, you gotta call balls and strikes. I won't have him over to my home this summer for a barbecue, but I won't put his picture on my dart board.

[Steve_Seattle]

This is a very odd development. It is almost as if the coastal elites are banding together against the rest of the country, and are semi-officially declaring themselves independent nations.

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Ouchthatonehurt ~ They just figured out that non-workers don’t pay taxes.

Fido969 ~ Bingo!

Neither do shut down casinos, Gov. Sisolak...

[brownsfan]

“DeWine deferred his dictatorship to Dr. Amy Acton. SHE is running the state.”

She may be, but he gets the big thrill of issuing the orders without restraint.

Be afraid, there’s a MONSTER out there!

[lee martell]

My guess is 88% of Americans are looking forward to re-opening the economy. It’s rather exciting to think about.
Like an American Resurrection.

Failure is usually an Orphan, but Success has many Fathers.
Revitalization won’t take very long. Will be like a blood transfusion into a comatose patient.
The economy will loudly declare “I’M BACK! Back in Black!!”

[ZephyrTX]

I believe that all Governors should have a plan in place once the President opens the country.

The virus will STILL be here - just like Chicken Pox & other variants. It’s here, so what will we do?

Great idea to do the planning no one ever thought to do in the first place. This is a reality for all of us now.

[DannyTN]

If you fail to plan,
You’re planning to fail,
Or you’re planning to use someone else’s plan.
giving you plausible deniability.

[Vermont Lt]

You mean like “states?”

Very curious.

[Alberta's Child]

It's not an unexpected development. New York has been coordinating with its neighboring states for weeks.

It actually makes a lot of sense, especially in areas where you have metro areas that cross state lines. You don't want one state to re-open businesses while the neighboring state keeps them shut down. You'll have a large-scale movement of people across state lines that will ultimately make the problem worse.

New York City alone has a commuter region that includes parts of four states -- NY, NJ, CT and PA.

[Paladin2]

Cuomo was never great and will never be great.

He clearly isn’t nuanced enough to treat Upstate separately.

[DoodleDawg]

Interesting that South Dakota and Wyoming, the first two to announce reopening, aren’t even listed here.

Because none of the states mentioned borders South Dakota or Wyoming.

[cll]

bump

[Arones]

Federalize the National Guard in those states and arrest the Governors.

I had to check to make sure I was still reading Freerepublic.

[House Atreides]

There are no federal cash grants or loans for the states
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And there should be NONE rolled out in any Phase 4.

[Sam Gamgee]

I am not sure Trump is right about this. Is it not really in the power of the cities. The cities pretty much make second amendment decisions on their own after all.

[Sam Gamgee]

A mainstream media headline had stated that Trump and the governors are really going head to head over the restart.

[Fitzy_888]

Keep movin’, movin’, movin’
Though they’re disapprovin’
Keep them dogies movin’, taxcattle!
Don’t try to understand ‘em
Just rope ‘em, throw, and brand ‘em