The needs of the many outweigh ...
We could learn something from 1918 and the LA Times (see their front page article today).
I am lucky to be able to work from home with (so far) no disruption to my paycheck. I understand that better than anyone. But having people "go back to work" is not the answer right now. Once again, Bernie's got the right idea:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/20/congress-must-cover-paychecks-every-us-worker-says-sanders-laid-americans-struggle
The fact is opening up, for whatever reason, this early is going to cost lives. It will lead (just as it did in 1918) to a second wave of infections. The "Flu Epidemic of 1918" lasted until 1920.
Maybe you're comfortable choosing who dies for the sake of a little commerce. Me, not so much.
I am lucky to be able to work from home with (so far) no disruption to my paycheck. I understand that better than anyone. But having people "go back to work" is not the answer right now. Once again, Bernie's got the right idea:
"A furloughed German worker retains 90-100% of his salary, while his American counterpart is struggling to obtain unemployment benefits. Unacceptable," Sanders tweeted, linking to a VICE article by journalist Clio Chang contrasting how the U.S. and German governments are responding to the economic downturn caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/20/congress-must-cover-paychecks-every-us-worker-says-sanders-laid-americans-struggle
The fact is opening up, for whatever reason, this early is going to cost lives. It will lead (just as it did in 1918) to a second wave of infections. The "Flu Epidemic of 1918" lasted until 1920.
Maybe you're comfortable choosing who dies for the sake of a little commerce. Me, not so much.