Lockdown doesn't cripple "the economy." It cripples people who are trying to live. Strictly speaking, there's no economy. There are people interacting in particular ways regularly.
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WSJ: U.S. Debt Is Set to Exceed Size of the Economy Next Year, a First Since World War II
Oh well don't worry about it okay. I'm sure it'll be fine. The government is in charge and they know what to do and stuff.
Lockheed Could Be the Big Winner in the Israel-UAE Agreement
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss how Lockheed could cash in on the recent deal between Israel and the UAE. Trump administration officials have suggested that after the two countries normalize relations, the US could allow the UAE to buy F-35 fighter jets. While...
Beirut Explosion: Details Emerge on the Origin of the Blast
On FPF #529, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss the massive explosion in Beirut. So far, over 150 people have been killed; however many more remain missing. The damage to the port will also significantly harm Lebanon's economy, doing billions in damage. Will...
If That Ain’t The Most Soviet Thing…
Guys, check out this screed against a payroll tax cut at CNN.com. Their awesome points: Trump wants it. Some Republicans and Democrats don't want it. Some people say it won't "boost" the economy now. It won't help people who don't have jobs. There's still a virus, and...
Case Study: How Uruguay Resisted the Pandemic and Saved Its Economy
We are not talking enough about Uruguay. That small South American country boasts impressive results in its handling of the coronavirus. It is also signaling that it wants to prosper and that it understands more freedom might be the way to go about it. Under President...
What’s The Real Purpose Of Israel’s Annexation Plan
"Years ago, the vast majority of Jewish Israelis made an ugly deal with themselves not to call a spade a spade – that it’s okay to keep on killing and dispossessing Palestinians, to seize their land and build settlements." Hagai Al-Ad op-ed at Haaretz Israel has paid...
UN Warns Economic Downturn Could Kill Hundreds of Thousands of Children in 2020
Something tells me all the liberal Bluechecks on Twitter won't be accusing all proponents of the lockdown of genocide against children the way they do against anyone who proposes lifting the lockdown. There seems to be a strange, unexplained link between people having...
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