Donald Trump has been in a hurry to bring America back….
He’s got Red state governor’s to lead the effort….
Now?
All 50 state’s are relaxing virus restrictions as the weather warms up and social distancing and mask wear work with herd immunity to drop infections….People THEMSELVES are leery and jobs are NOT just coming back with consumer’s being cautious…Some businesses are not coming back and some will not be run with the same amount of employees…
Trump had hoped that the economy WOULD come back with speed….
It hasn’t…
And is not likely to….
Georgia is a prime example…
Georgia’s early move to start easing stay-at-home restrictions nearly a month ago has done little to stem the state’s flood of unemployment claims — illustrating how hard it is to bring jobs back while consumers are still afraid to go outside.
Weekly applications for jobless benefits have remained so elevated that Georgia now leads the country in terms of the proportion of its workforce applying for unemployment assistance. A staggering 40.3 percent of the state’s workers — two out of every five — has filed for unemployment insurance payments since the coronavirus pandemic led to widespread shutdowns in mid-March, a POLITICO review of Labor Department data shows.
Georgia’s new jobless claims have been going up and down since the state reopened, rising to 243,000 two weeks ago before dipping to 177,000 last week. The state cited new layoffs in the retail, social assistance and health care industries for the continued high rate of jobless claims that have put it ahead of other states in the proportion of its workforce that has been sidelined.
Georgia, which began pushing to resume economic activity on April 24, presents an early reality check as the White House amps up pressure on governors to lift shutdown orders and President Donald Trump’s economic advisers predict jobless claims will nosedive after the reopening. The state’s persistent unemployment numbers suggest that government restrictions aren’t the only cause of skyrocketing layoffs and furloughs — and that the economy might not fully recover until consumers feel safe….
Its called “living with the virus.”
Well now that every state is opening up to some degree I wonder who the Trump Republican Cult will turn their ire to? Consumers who are going out less and therefore spending less? That’ll go over well with the voters.
We have a preview…
Rand Paul is blaming the whole thing on Dr. Fauci .He was joined by climate change denier Rep Andy Biggs.Look for other Republicans to join in soon.
Trump would like to get rid of Fauci I imagine and install some unknown Right Wing kook physician but , since Fauci remains popular with a large segment of the public, is Loathe to do so.