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Re:How did the U.S. end up with nurses wearing garbage bags? by em500 on Friday April 10, 2020 @03:19AM (#22830746)
> When the crisis and unemployment hits - just put people there to work.

How do you imagine this to be implemented in reality? Does the Federal government send a random selection of people a letter that they are to be relocated to Wyoming for the next 3 months? The US is not a command economy.

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Re:How did the U.S. end up with nurses wearing garbage bags? by aphextron on Friday April 10, 2020 @03:32AM (#22830820)
>Does the Federal government send a random selection of people a letter that they are to be relocated to Wyoming for the next 3 months?

No. They offer a solid wage to anyone who wants a job and is willing to be trained. Like we did by the millions to build our national parks, dams, roads, and other infrastructure in the 30s and 40s.

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