According to Politico, Georgia isn’t seeing any massive increase in infections as a result of the governor’s relaxation of restrictions, but the economy isn’t showing any improvement, either. Prominent observers have concluded from this that the fate of the economy depends, not on the speed of deregulation, but on consumer confidence.
Well, duh. I said that two months ago.
So what are those stupid demonstrators going to say when the states are all open, and nothing is improving? Are they going to come picket in front of my house and demand that I start going to restaurants and bars again?
Obviously not. Since Trump disclaims any responsibility for the effects of the virus, they’re going to blame China. In reality, the speed of the recovery is in our own hands, but it depends on the degree of confidence that the government and private businesses have earned from American consumers. Right now, you would have to say that the private sector is trying to do its part, but the federal response has been a miserable failure at virtually every level, and the states have been a mixed bag.