Reopening Schools

[fredtoast]

(07-14-2020, 04:50 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Person A tells you this: Returning back to classes will increase Trump's election chances

Person B tells you: It could jump start our struggling economy and allow parents to return to earning a living.

Would your answer/opinion be the same given those to separate pieces of information.

My answer would be exactly he same because something can be both "good for the economy" and "bad for the country".
I don't mean this as direct jab at you, but it is impossible to have a rational discussion about what is best for the country if some people refuse to acknowledge that it is possible for people to care about the health of the country and make decisions based on that instead of just hating Trump.
It reminds me of when the Iraq situation dissolved into a complete shit show.  Anytime anyone tried to criticize what was going on there the Republicans claimed it was just because we hated Bush.
That being said Trump has horribly mishandled this pandemic from the very beginning.  He does not care how many people die because he calls it a hoax and tells people not to wear masks.  the opening of the schools is just another step in a pattern that developed long ago.  the body count doesn't matter.  All that counts is the economy and his re-election.
So I am not criticizing Trump just because I don't like him.  I criticize him because his policy is dangerous and bad for the country.