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In reply to the discussion: Trump signals an economic pivot on coronavirus shutdowns [View all]Moostache
(9,895 posts)16. It is the GOP healthcare plan in a nutshell...
Get sick and die faster.
They see the "survival rate" and think - "well, if at least 95% of people will live, then fuck the ones who won't, we have MONEY that needs to be made and used to control other people".
The 'economy' is nothing without a population who accept it and participate in it. Do they think reopening restaurants NOW will work? Do they believe the crowds will just reappear? Just how fucking myopic ARE these cretins?
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What he will say about it will be blame state and city governments for unemployment, recession,
denem
Mar 2020
#49
I expect at the end of the 15-day period, Trump will go on national TV and tell everyone
no_hypocrisy
Mar 2020
#4
ANY business that goes against the doctors and scientists on this is finished...forever.
Moostache
Mar 2020
#8
What does he think is going to happen to the economy when people go back out
smirkymonkey
Mar 2020
#10
He's getting ready to shift the blame to the governors for the stay-at-home orders
dalton99a
Mar 2020
#12
A beautiful and perfect demise befitting a malignant, sadistic, evil piece of garbage
dalton99a
Mar 2020
#22
Seriously? This is like responding to the bombing of Pearl Harbor by passing the Marshall Plan.
Hugin
Mar 2020
#20
In 1-2 weeks, every hospital in the country will be out of icu beds and more importantly, respirator
getagrip_already
Mar 2020
#30
All of the RW'ers must be getting their programming from Fox: go to work, act normal
ffr
Mar 2020
#31
If the spread continues to go unchecked, it will do just as much damage as the shutdowns are
Dopers_Greed
Mar 2020
#43
I certainly think it's the wrong move, but we are on the cusp of an economic collapse
Victor_c3
Mar 2020
#47
Wait...you mean the house of cards economy, built on the backs of labor is soft?
Moostache
Mar 2020
#56
+1, this is my thought case the DOW was heading to 17 ... that's another bottom point.
uponit7771
Mar 2020
#53
Call me naive, but Trump's plan to relax restrictions is not going to happen.
Cousin Dupree
Mar 2020
#52