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Re:U.S. Jobless Rate May Soar to 30%, Fed’s Bullard Says by lonelappde on Sunday March 22, 2020 @07:14PM (#22659684)
What we lose are all the innessential luxuries like bars and restaurants and retail therapy that costs resources and create pollution.
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Re:U.S. Jobless Rate May Soar to 30%, Fed’s Bullard Says by jnwatson on Sunday March 22, 2020 @07:45PM (#22659900)
Bars and restaurants don’t consume a lot of resources.

The entire economy is built around people doing things and making things for other people. If that stops happening, the whole system falls apart.

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