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(11-17-2020 10:40 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  Last one the working poor came out pretty good as I understand it. And they spent their money leading to better than expected economic growth. Meanwhile the wealthy have been saving money at record rates this year. Fat lot of good those tax breaks are doing for our economy. If you're not going to provide stimulus then yeah, a lockdown can be economically devastating. So can a prolonged widespread pandemic though. I'm certainly not going to go about my life as normal until I'm vaccinated. And equally likely to cause depression to a lockdown, having family members die.

People like to act like we're powerless against this virus but the truth is they're not willing to do the work. Over 50% of the country have a condition that would put them at risk for complications, many still have to work. But hey, they should have to choose between their health and liveleyhood so that Coach can watch a volleyball game. People are going to die, the economy is going to take a hit. But your solution is callous. Sweden tried it and where are they now? Living with tougher restrictions than VA with a lot of unnecessary deaths in the spring and no notable economic gain to show. Some people just want to choose the worst of both worlds.

Did the poor come out ok? Do you know a lot of really poor people? $1,200 did not help them after about one month. I work with a ministry locally that provides food to the poor, and from the volume of phone calls we've been receiving, I'm not so sure they are doing ok. But, you're welcome to join us on Saturday morning when we're passing out food to see how it's going.

The wealthy have been saving money because the government won't allow them to spend their money. No vacations. No pro sports. No movies. No dinners out.

Unfortunately, I'm not surprised that your answer is to send a stimulus to shut everyone up and then shut everything down. That's the liberal way. Make the people depend on the government.

And to criticize me for wanting to see my daughter play volleyball? Have at it. I don't care. You know nothing about me. Would you bash a mom who had Stage 4 cancer and just wanted to see her child play one more time? Of course not. Thankfully, I'm not in that situation. But, my point is that you don't know enough about me and my situation to criticize me for wanting to make certain decisions. And, certainly, the government doesn't have the information either. And, to be fair, I don't have enough knowledge of your situation to criticize you. So, you live the life you deem is best for your family and I'll do the same.