They had all the prior knowledge and advice about how to handle it that they needed way back in January. And did nothing.
And here Scott Sumner has a great summary of the government’s failings in this crisis.
They had all the prior knowledge and advice about how to handle it that they needed way back in January. And did nothing.
And here Scott Sumner has a great summary of the government’s failings in this crisis.
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