2. The most severe shutdowns were in the early stages of the pandemic, under President Trump and a Republican Senate. Not sure why you are laying the blame entirely at the feet of those who “lean left”.
3. During those same shutdowns, the companies laying people off today went on hiring sprees. That wasn’t the decision of the employees being hired, it was the decision of management at the company. So even if it is true that this economy was inevitable due to the pandemic, and that anyone should have been able to see it, then the responsibility lies with those who chose not to act accordingly but instead overhire, which again, is management.
This was voluntary however since many would follow it there would be an economic impact
That would suck, but that didn't, even to a first approximation, happen. Not for a year, not for a month, and not for a day.
Schools, Restaurants, department stores, and just about anything that wasnt a pharmacy, grocery store, or gas station was forced closed. Borders with countries allies and foes alike were closed. In some 1st world countries like Germany this went on for MORE than a year.
Then you had a partial shutdown of the economy with vaccine requirements that shut out the economy for millions who did not have the vaccine yet or had no plans to get the vaccine.
You supported this. I will bring it up to you again, and again, and again because what you supported was wrong.
I will not stop telling the people that you and whoever supported these horrible measures are part of the reason we are in the situation. No matter how much you say No No No. You are partly responsible.
Agree. However, will you also apply the same logic to the current administration of your government who created the economic conditions which set the CEOs up to fail?
You did not have to have a degree in economics to see the effects of shutting down an entire countries economy for over a year would eventually come back to bite us in the arse. The Tech crowd predominately leans left and a large majority supported these measures and even heralded them at the time.
This is now the fallout of those decisions and we are to live with the result of our convictions.
Saying you want someone else to take the fall is just asking to have your cake and eat it too, which I do not support at all.