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2. Well, duh, the economy caught the virus in March

Mon Aug 3, 2020, 01:11 PM

Aug 2020

...and ignoring it has worked about as well for the economy as it has for the population.

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Dollar Sends Warning That U.S. Is Losing Its Grip on the Virus [View all] Roc2020 Aug 2020 OP

I could have told them that soothsayer Aug 2020 #1

Well, duh, the economy caught the virus in March William Seger Aug 2020 #2

It turns out printing dollars without raising taxes on the richest Warpy Aug 2020 #3

Yes we had to do it but Roc2020 Aug 2020 #8

And repugs will tell anyone who will listen that it's louis-t Aug 2020 #5

That eventuality most thought would take Roc2020 Aug 2020 #11

And the tariff war worked out soooo well. louis-t Aug 2020 #7

We'll need a Democratic Congress so Biden can do what needs to be done. scarletwoman Aug 2020 #9

Cheap dollars is one reason the stock market has risen so high. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2020 #12

I hate that I'm a pessimist, but CrispyQ Aug 2020 #13

As Biden said we need consensus Roc2020 Aug 2020 #14

"U.S. is losing its grip on the virus" jcgoldie Aug 2020 #15

$USD is still strong against $CAD at this moment nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #16

After discussion.... Locking applegrove Aug 2020 #17