Recession

[Benton]

(07-31-2020, 04:58 PM)Nately120 Wrote: My pessimistic mind thinks the pandemic and our lack of a response has only hastened the slow march we've been on for decades. 

Once every small business starves it will be undeniable that we all owe our jobs to the ultra rich that we serve. The income disparity and service-oriented nature of our society just seems to have been accelerated.  Political policy and pandemic pitfalls waltz together.   Suggesting our plutocratic president is delighted to see things go down this road might not be as hot a take as we thought.  


Now if you'll excuse me I need to get upset about people who aren't me getting unemployment.

We may be getting off topic here a little (apologies bels), but the pandemic and hammering of small business is showing why we need to overhaul the healthcare system. A lack of access to startup funds and affordable insurance are two of the biggest obstacles for small businesses. If we're going to ever that mythical American utopia back where everybody has a good job and a two car garage, a big part of that has to be removing those (and a few other) obstacles to business startups.