Posted on 05/10/2020 7:11:37 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Some of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers emphasized on Sunday the importance of states getting more businesses and offices open even as the pandemic makes its way to the White House complex, forcing three members of the administration’s coronavirus task force into self-quarantine.
The president and governors who will decide when to reopen their states are facing competing pressures. More economic activity and travel will likely lead to more people contracting COVID-19. But tight restrictions on which businesses can operate are causing millions of people to join the ranks of the unemployed. Decisions about how fast to reopen come with a general election less than six months away, and Trump and other incumbents facing the prospects of seeking another term in the midst of a public health and economic crisis.
“If we do this carefully, working with the governors, I don’t think there’s a considerable risk,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Matter of fact, I think there’s a considerable risk of not reopening. You’re talking about what would be permanent economic damage to the American public.”
Another 3.2 million U.S. workers applied for jobless benefits last week, bringing the total over the last seven weeks to 33.5 million as states restrict activities to slow the spread of the virus. Mnuchin said the jobless numbers “are probably going to get worse before they get better,” but he expected the economic numbers to improve in the second half of 2020 and that next year would be a “great year.”
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Democrat Stop Trump attempt #4000 or whatever it is now. Sabotage economy. Blame Trump. These people are desperate to deny this president a second term. The six months between now and the election are gonna be chaotic to say the least.
Trump has got to stop hiding behind Fauci and say something. This stupid reopening plan, dictated by who knows who, has given the leftist governors even longer leeway to remain shut down.
Please, President Trump, if you want to get re-elected, stand up and lead. And if you’re tired and don’t want to run again, then pick somebody who can.
This country is going to collapse otherwise.
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
Total US COVID deaths - 80,787
Total Republican Govenor state deaths. - 17,085
Top 8 COVID death states are democrap govenor ran!
Translation: You are almost 4 times likely to die in a Blue state then a Red!
This is what Trump should be tweeting out! We control more states and have far less deaths.
2 commie governors namely Blackface from Va. and Katie “Im a commie moron” Brown of OR have no plans to reopen until after the elections..
I’ve told my neighbor on more than one occasion, 2020 is going to make 2016 look like a walk in the park.
wish they switch the colors around they dont match.
Or, if you’re a Democrat governor, wreck your state’s economy under theory that the Dems will win the WH and control Congress and can wipe the slate clean with a bailout and give you a fresh start next year.
The country needs to open now.
NY was hemorriging citiezs, and was short 6B before the cough.
Those million dollar pensions will not pay themselves.
New York state faces $6.1 billion budget hole next year
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What you said!
We are down from the peak. 38,000 new cases and 2,900 deaths to 20,000 new cases and 750 deaths today.
Some of the dimoKKKRAT governors want Permanent Economic Damage to help in their election prospects.
Finally. Someone in this admin saying the obvious. The democrats are playing with fire. Tamping down the economy for funzies PLUS permanent dislocation and destruction of entire industries due to new “social norms,” like airlines, hotels, travel and entertainment, cruise lines, restaurants, sports, etc. etc.
I get we need to have the admin be cheerleaders for the economy.
We’ll be damn lucky to cobble together a faint recovery if we started tomorrow!
Oh I forgot we gonna get $2k/ month ( $6T/year ) from the gov.
never mind.
well my county forced Dip-wad Wolf to include us for the “yellow” re-opening this upcoming Friday 15th but the lawsuit against him still stands as long as we’re not fully opened. Will be interesting to see if it continues after we’re fully opened.
Hear that, Gretchen? Let’s stop with the power trippin’.
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