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In reply to the discussion: What happens if our leaders "open up" the economy and nobody comes? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)31. Many won't. Restaurant reservations took a steep drive
across the nation in mid march, before the first stay-at-home order, out in California, but had started dropping in some cities, including southern, before that. Self protection.
Opening up the economy wont save the economy
Trump and Republican governors cant make people eat at restaurants.
https://www.vox.com/2020/4/22/21228651/opening-up-save-economy-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-shutdown
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Hotels, resorts, casinos, cinemas, restaurants, airlines, etc won't stay afloat with
RockRaven
Apr 2020
#6
Exactly. What's next? The government declares that anyone on unemployment benefits
stopbush
Apr 2020
#18
Just in time has always been a huge potential clusterfuck. It totally depends on nothing going wrong
gibraltar72
Apr 2020
#19
Good points! Perhaps a redevelopment of our economy is now occurring. Better efforts to ...
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2020
#12
Thank yiou for opening up such an interesting topic in return. You would think w/ the CV...
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2020
#50