It's one thing to be a senior citizen living in a retirement community with investment income, a pension, and Social Security. It's another to be a 32 yr. old production worker with a wife and kids who now finds himself one of the 16 million Americans who have lost their livelihood in the past month. Asking him to financially survive in a lock down for over a year until a vaccine is produced is not fair or reasonable. There has to be a decision that respects what's best for all Americans.
And on a second thought, the governors of states are puffing their authority and pretending that they are in charge of their fate. However, their lifeblood taxes have been severely disrupted and they will need federal help as well as a resumption of business as soon as possible. The smart ones know not to show too much disrespect to the individual on the other end of the lifeline.
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