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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:21 PM Mar 2020

Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted...

Trumps presser: Shutting the doors to mainland Europe on Friday? Not convinced that will do shit to stop Covid-19 spread in the USA, and, listening to it on the radio, he does not sound well... hhhmmmm

Wonder how the markets are going to react. Not well would be my guess.

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Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted... (Original Post) Soph0571 Mar 2020 OP
dow future just dropped 2 % during his speech.nt. drray23 Mar 2020 #1
My thought exactly when I heard wnylib Mar 2020 #2

wnylib

(21,146 posts)
2. My thought exactly when I heard
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:36 PM
Mar 2020

it. Two months ago, or earlier, it might have helped. Today, it doesn't mean much. But he will use it in his campaign to brag about how much has done.

Wonder what the criteria and process are for small businesses to receive money if they are affected by the virus. How is "small" defined and who will get approved for it? On the surface it sounds like a good idea, but this being Trump, it is likely to turn into a giveaway for Republican friends and corporate subsidiaries.

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