I know people who were affected by the virus, both by getting sick and as a repercussion of NY shutting down. My neighbor got it, my uncle got it, I had distant relatives die from it, mom’s uncle has it, sisters coworker died from it, and there’s probably more that I haven’t heard of yet.
On the other hand, I’ve been laid off, don’t qualify for a stimulus check, have been blowing through my savings, and have a lot of friends in my age group doing the same. I know essential workers who are getting sick and making less money than those getting unemployment, and I know people who do qualify for unemployment/the stimulus check but got neither and as a result, are also blowing through their savings.
People need money and need to be paid adequately to get by. All of what I’m saying is very true and I bet all of you guys know people on both sides of the spectrum who are affected by this but that doesn’t mean it’s a testament to open up the country, it means the government should be doing more for its citizens to make sure that their quality of life doesn’t dramatically decrease.
It’s easy for people to say that $1200 is enough or that people are selfish for wanting to go back to work/reopen the economy but the people who say that are typically in a position of privilege where they don’t need to worry about these things.
I mean just think about it, people are willing to sacrifice lives just so they can go back to their ****** job because otherwise, they’re going to go broke. That’s some dystopian kind of **** right there.
If Trump can become president with no political background then I don't understand why I need a resumé