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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Apr 5 14:02:59 2020, in response to Long term political and economic impacts of the pandemic, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 5 13:27:15 2020. 1. A stronger federal government is a terrible idea. A mayor knows best for his city, and a governor best for his state. The federal government is supposed to be the last line of defense, not the first, because there are competing priorities on the federal level. If all 50 states are saying they need things "right now", how do you even audit and prioritize?I'm hoping for the opposite: that the illusion of the federal government as a god that will save you if you pray hard enough is shattered, and lower levels of government are held to task to do their jobs and handle crisis more directly. 2. Maybe. 3. Until there's a vaccine I doubt we will see movie theaters, concerts, sporting events, or even air travel bounce back. And even then, far fewer people will have the money to spend on such frivolities for quite a while. My additions: 4. The upscale urban housing boom is over, period. Gentrifying yuppies just had a splash of cold water thrown on their avocado toast. Turns out high density living and a reliance of public transport (without Asian-style culture and mannerisms to blunt the effect) turns you into an infectious disease hotbed, and supply chain disruptions hit cities worse than suburbs or rural areas. 5. Antivaxxers will likely never speak publicly again. As the memes have been going: we are now experiencing a world without one vaccine. |
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