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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Shouldnt the government be hiring and training a small or not-so-small army of people to do contact tracing as preparation for re-opening the economy
    Certainly closer to a public good than 6 million other things the gov't does

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Shouldnt the government be hiring and training a small or not-so-small army of people to do contact tracing as preparation for re-opening the economy
    why do you want a government take over of private sector space ?
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    Good thing we have an inspector general to oversee these funds and loans being distributed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Chosen One View Post
    Good thing we have an inspector general to oversee these funds and loans being distributed.
    Looking forward to the stories about Trump funneling all the money to his businesses!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunrevenge View Post
    Is there any other reason to fire that IG?
    What political party is he affiliated with.

    What administrations did he serve under
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    Quote Originally Posted by acesfull86 View Post
    Certainly closer to a public good than 6 million other things the gov't does
    Testing and contact tracing in the context of reopening the economy is something that will require coordination--between states, between state and local. And of course there will be some federal involvement. How much and in what form remains to be seen. Some of it will probably be contracted out to the private sector.
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    6.6M americans file for unemployment.

    Many more will die because of the impending recession (potentially depression) than from the virus.
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    Stimulus packages around the world:

    UK: 80% of workers' salaries

    Denmark: 75% of workers' salaries

    S Korea: 70% of workers' salaries

    Netherlands: 90% of workers' salaries

    Canada: $2k per month

    Australia: $1k per month

    US: One time $1200 check that may take months to arrive
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    Quote Originally Posted by 57Brave View Post
    Stimulus packages around the world:

    UK: 80% of workers' salaries

    Denmark: 75% of workers' salaries

    S Korea: 70% of workers' salaries

    Netherlands: 90% of workers' salaries

    Canada: $2k per month

    Australia: $1k per month

    US: One time $1200 check that may take months to arrive
    what happens when you get a gov't that looks out for the people when it is needed

    aka not having republicans in charge
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    Quote Originally Posted by 57Brave View Post
    Stimulus packages around the world:

    UK: 80% of workers' salaries

    Denmark: 75% of workers' salaries

    S Korea: 70% of workers' salaries

    Netherlands: 90% of workers' salaries

    Canada: $2k per month

    Australia: $1k per month

    US: One time $1200 check that may take months to arrive
    Actually that's not accurate. The benefits being channeled through unemployment insurance and the Payroll Protection Program are pretty generous. I think there are a lot of people who have not applied for unemployment benefits who are in fact eligible under the expanded rules. There are some state systems that have been overwhelmed, but hopefully that is sorted out soon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Actually that's not accurate. The benefits being channeled through unemployment insurance and the Payroll Protection Program are pretty generous. I think there are a lot of people who have not applied for unemployment benefits who are in fact eligible under the expanded rules. There are some state systems that have been overwhelmed, but hopefully that is sorted out soon.
    Not to mention forgiven loans for businesses who dont lay off people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sturg33 View Post
    Not to mention forgiven loans for businesses who dont lay off people.
    yeah the PPP will turn into a grant for most businesses

    obviously from the lines at food banks, there are people falling through the cracks...we need to figure out what is happening with those families...i'm wondering if many of them are in the informal economy and are no longer receiving any income
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