Scene from the Big Short. Why Capitalism + Disaster = Personal Catastrophe. This is what we are looking at. This is what I want you to understand, The effects are compounded - they lead down the road - they affect everything The economy is crashing. Hourly workers are going to loose their jobs if the govt doesnt help (see French Revolution 102!) ppl will lose thier homes Suicides will go up homicides will go up homelessness will rise children will drop out of school and never recover that education women will be physically and sexually abused at higher rates minorities will end up in jail for longer sentences banks will foreclose on houses and credit cards racism and misogyny goes up and fascism becomes more appealing (102!) 3% of 150 million people is 4.5 million ppl could die at the current rates of infection in europe. there arent enough ventilators in the country, hospital beds, nursing aids to take care of the elderly (who die at 15% not 2-3% - which is the average) Be Safe out there. And Dont Dance over your good fortune. Comments are closed.
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