The states that got hit hard early and then took strong steps to bring down rates of infections showed better job growth in June.
June over May % change in employment:
NY 3.8
NJ 3.7
MA 2.7
CT 5.1
RI 5.0
PA 4.5
MI 8.1 Whitmer!
States that maybe opened too quickly:
AL 2.4
AR 2.0
AZ 2.7
FL 3.7
GA 3.7
MS 2.7
OK 1.4
TX 1.7
we'll see how it plays out
my guess is the July data will look similar, with maybe things ticking down a bit in the second group of states...and August data could look pretty bad for that group
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"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Last edited by nsacpi; 08-11-2020 at 01:26 PM.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
just to clarify in case anyone is wondering 0.9% is less than 1.0%
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
“This is a photo of President Johnson in 1968 about the time American deaths in Vietnam reached 40,000.
43,006 Americans dead so far from COVID19
America, in short, is in the midst of a first-world health care catastrophe. And President Trump bears much of the blame.
The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to make sure he doesn’t get a gun.
chucklehead-style update on Hawaii and Idaho
August 8 Hawaii 231 cases, Idaho 573
August 9 Hawaii 152, Idaho 176
August 10 Hawaii 140, Idaho 429
August 11 Hawaii 118, Idaho 495
August 8 Hawaii 0 deaths, Idaho 6
August 9 Hawaii 0, Idaho 2
August 10 Hawaii 3, Idaho 2
August 11 Hawaii 0, Idaho 7
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
I'll be the first to admit Trump hasn't handled things well. However, I struggle to think of what any president could have done that would significantly change the results.
First, our system leaves much of the decision making up to the States. A president has little power to force States to implement policy.
Next, Americans are different. More independent and individualistic. You tell many Americans they have to do A, by God they aren't going to do A. It makes it difficult to implement policy in the levels necessary.
Next, this disease seems to laugh in the face of government policy. The asymptomatic spreaders and pre-symptomatic spreaders make containment in the modern world extremely difficult.
Finally, we're learning more about this thing all the time. The CDC was adamant masks weren't good until we learned they helped. We're a long way from where we were in March.
So while Trump did a poor job, saying he bears much of the blame for the loss of life is silly. The difference between perfect handling by a President and terrible handling isn't that much.
The "even if he had tried it would still be bad" defense. Quite lame and unconvincing. Public trust comes from good faith effort, too, which I think is as important in carrying out govt duties as actual, end of the day results.
There's a huge difference between the purposeful chaos and incompetence of this administration and normal, responsible leadership.
This article separates the president's blame from the general vulnerability of an anemic health care industry.
Why the Pandemic is So Bad in America by Ed Yong
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