If you were just reading MAGA twitter, you'd think the general public was livid about social distancing and state lockdowns
Not the case
This means two things
1) Public won't return to work/consumption until things look better
2) Premature opening = political suicide
Not the case
This means two things
1) Public won't return to work/consumption until things look better
2) Premature opening = political suicide
I'm routinely criticized for "not caring" about the economy
Believe me - I care immensely about the economy
I just look at it differently: the economy won't return to normal until the virus is contained because people are scared
Believe me - I care immensely about the economy
I just look at it differently: the economy won't return to normal until the virus is contained because people are scared
Second - I care immensely about President Trump winning in November
Which means he needs to win independents
Which means he needs to not be on the wrong side of a 66/32 issue when that's the most important issue in the country
Which means he needs to win independents
Which means he needs to not be on the wrong side of a 66/32 issue when that's the most important issue in the country
Everyone on twitter is obsessed with the (inevitably) crappy models
But normal people aren't reading detailed imperial papers
They are just seeing the case/death numbers and hearing the stories
Those are enough for most people to want to focus on beating the virus
But normal people aren't reading detailed imperial papers
They are just seeing the case/death numbers and hearing the stories
Those are enough for most people to want to focus on beating the virus
