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As members of Congress debate the terms of the trillion-dollar-plus coronavirus relief package for businesses and individuals, they would do well to remember our recent history. Most people in professional Washington hate the populist era we are going through. The populist period exists because Americans already feel like their elected officials are more responsive to large corporate interests than to the individuals who elected them. This played out big-time after the Wall Street bailouts fueled the tea party on the right and Occupy Wall Street on the left. People on the left and right agree that some government assistance...

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from the Boeing Board of Directors. She explained that she is against their seeking bailout funds during the coronavirus pandemic. Haley wrote in her resignation letter: I have had the pleasure of working with Boeing for almost ten years now. As South Carolina Governor I came to know the quality of the company, but more importantly, the excellence of the Boeing team and workforce. When I was asked to join the Board of Directors, there was no better team I could think of being a part of. As Boeing has gone through the...

There are two sides of the surgical mask which are white and blue (or white/green). The white side contains filter. Therefore, if you have flu, it should be attached to your face so that the blue side faces out to prevent the germs from spreading outwards. If you are not ill, the white side should be facing out to protect micro-organism from the environment to come into contact with you.

Social distance world champion--Sasquatch Don't stop by and visit us, we don't trust you around our toilet paper. Coronavirus needs to disappear like 49ers 10 point lead in Super Bowl. Gas is finally affordable and we have no where to go. Didn't plan to give up this much for lent. Your worried about elderly and realize you are elderly. I don't find toilet paper shortage Charmin. As some people have, don't call 911 if your out of toilet paper. With all the closures of bars, casinos and gyms..I realize my life has not changed one bit.

Typically, deflation is a sign of a weakening economy. Economists fear deflation because falling prices lead to lower consumer spending, which is a major component of economic growth. Companies respond to falling prices by slowing down their production, which leads to layoffs and salary reductions. This further lowers demand and prices. However, for a period of approximately five years, prices of consumer goods went down in Switzerland without any widespread negative impact on the country's economy. In fact, their economy prospered in the midst of falling prices. This has caused some economists to revise their opinion about the ill effects...

President Trump is negotiating with Congress over a massive stimulus plan to combat the severe economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus. One idea that seems to be catching on is a check of up to $1,200 to be mailed to every American, while Democrats in Congress want paid-leave policies and expanded welfare benefits. These may provide some needed temporary relief for families but are unlikely to help lift the economy. Keynesian stimulus almost always fails, and often makes the downturn worse and the eventual recovery weaker. Mr. Trump would be wise to learn the lessons from Barack Obama’s $830...

Right now, our nation is experiencing a time of deep crisis. It is very important for the federal government to preserve the motivation for American entrepreneurs to create the best new treatment for the coronavirus.  One way to do so is for the federal government to protect intellectual property from theft. The United States is constantly fighting with China over the theft of intellectual property.  It is one of the major sticking points in negotiations between the U.S. and China for a new comprehensive trade deal, because China is known to steal the intellectual inventions of American citizens.  The Trump...

For most experts, deflation, which they define as a general decline in prices of goods and services, is bad news since it generates expectations for a further decline in prices. As a result, they hold, consumers postpone their buying of goods at present since they expect to buy these goods at lower prices in the future. This weakens the overall flow of spending and in turn weakens the economy. Hence, such commentators hold that policies that counter deflation will also counter the slump. If deflation leads to an economic slump then policies that reverse deflation should be good for the...

It’s all-out class warfare in the Hamptons. The year-round residents, the locals who serve and clean and landscape for the super-rich in the summertime — and put up with all manner of entitlement and terrible behavior in exchange for good money — are silent no more. “There’s not a vegetable to be found in this town right now,” says one resident of Springs, a working-class pocket of East Hampton. “It’s these elitist people who think they don’t have to follow the rules.” It’s not just the drastic food shortage out here. Every aspect of life, most crucially medical care, is...

United States President Donald Trump's recent labeling of the novel coronavirus pneumonia pandemic as originating from a "Chinese virus" has triggered widespread backlash from the international community. Officials and commentators worldwide used words like "racist" and "xenophobic" to describe the term and said it is part of Washington's attempt to shift blame to China for its delayed, inefficient response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Instead of terms such as "COVID-19" or "coronavirus", the US top leader used the term in both his Wednesday and Thursday news conferences at the White House as well as in some recent tweets, and he...

President Trump, moving with haste to slow the spread of the coronavirus, is preparing a plan to mobilize the National Guard to help enforce a two-week quarantine of the public if his tough-love efforts so far fail. The unprecedented action would require everyone to “stay at home,” according to a source knowledgeable of the evolving plan. The effort, which is still being mulled and wouldn’t be announced until early next week if needed, would urge that all businesses, except grocery stores and pharmacies, be closed. It comes on the heels of other insider reports that the president is considering grounding...

Pressure groups of all stripes see an opportunity in the coronavirus crisis, and that includes criminal-justice activists. Even as society locks down, localities across the country are unlocking jail cells and softening law enforcement to slow the spread of the disease. The risk is that public order starts to unravel at a time it is most needed. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday the city would identify for release “any inmates who need to be brought out because of either their own health conditions” or “because the charges were minor.” Los Angeles County jails have reduced their...

This is from decades ago. I got teased mercilessly when it came out, but even today I remember, ‘Wash your hands, Roger’.

Elected Democrats in charge of cities and states afflicted by the virus — the very officials leading response efforts at the ground level — are praising President Trump’s handling of the crisis. “His team is on it,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared during a recent press briefing. “They have been responsive late at night, early in the morning. And thus far, they have been doing everything that they can do, and I want to say thank you, and I want to say that I appreciate it.”California Gov. Gavin Newsom — normally one of the President’s most reliably vociferous...

Supportive therapy for beta coronavirus infections such as SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 - we have issued a positive decision for the medicinal product ARECHIN (Chloroquini phosphas), 250 mg, tablets. #COVID19 (Translated by Google)

The Apostolic Penitentiary issues a Decree granting special plenary indulgences for those suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, if specific conditions are met. By Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ On 20 March, the Apostolic Penitentiary issued a decree granting plenary indulgences to “the faithful suffering from the Covid-19 virus, commonly known as coronavirus, as well as to healthcare workers, family members and all those who in any capacity, including through prayer, care for them.” The document comes in response to pastoral, spiritual and sacramental concerns for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic, which has raised “new uncertainties and above all widespread physical...

Thought for the day:Priorities people, priorities.Posted from: MOTUS A.D.

Too much taxpayer money is being wasted on unworthy and unnecessary causes and organizations which bring little or no benefit to the American people. What's more, once the funding has left the Treasury, there is little accountability for how it is spent, leaving the door wide open for fraud and corruption. The current crisis gives us a great opportunity to stanch the flow of funding to causes, groups, and organizations that at best are useless to the American public, and at worst are bringing irreparable harm to our society and our economy. Let us put an end to taxpayer funding...

SEOUL - South Korea on Saturday advised its public to close facilities and forgo socialising for 15 days, keeping to its policy of voluntary social distancing but warning of consequences if the rules are not followed to slow the coronavirus outbreak. The country reported 147 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, jumping from the previous day’s 87, and experts noted the need to prepare for a “long battle” as concerns of imported cases and new outbreaks around small clusters persisted. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said in a televised address the government strongly recommended religious, indoor sports and entertainment facilities such as...