by In case you didn't catch this.The US federal government is running a fiscal deficit that is also recordbreaking. But it is not targeted and is also doesn't do much for state and muncipal governments that are otherwise constrained by taxing or borrowing in financial markets.Not looking good at this point, especially now that medical authories are saying that the pandemic is not going to be "over" as was and still is commonly expected, and it is a condition of life that the world will be living with for some timem, so adjust.The tradeoff between health (publilc safety) and economics (prosperity, standard of living and welfare) is getting more obvious. There are as yet no criteria for dealing with this tradeoff in a way that is satisfactory for a majority, and in any case there will be
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In case you didn't catch this.
The US federal government is running a fiscal deficit that is also recordbreaking. But it is not targeted and is also doesn't do much for state and muncipal governments that are otherwise constrained by taxing or borrowing in financial markets.
Not looking good at this point, especially now that medical authories are saying that the pandemic is not going to be "over" as was and still is commonly expected, and it is a condition of life that the world will be living with for some timem, so adjust.
The tradeoff between health (publilc safety) and economics (prosperity, standard of living and welfare) is getting more obvious. There are as yet no criteria for dealing with this tradeoff in a way that is satisfactory for a majority, and in any case there will be losers, including fatalities.
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