Amazing how many people think you can just make arbitrary interventions in the economy, like “cancel rent!” or “keep paying workers while businesses are shut down!”, as if those actions are unconnected to anything important and have no significant consequences. https://twitter.com/devonzuegel/status/1245549967688622081

Or who say that the only consequence will be “decreased profits for business”, as if that was irrelevant and frivolous.

As if “decreased profits” just means “the fat cats get half an ounce less of caviar while sipping champagne on their yachts.”

As if all businesses just have infinite profits, that can always be decreased without harm.

As if it were impossible for profits to hit zero, or go negative.

As if that weren't going to translate, inexorably, into layoffs, contractions, bankruptcies.

As if the majority of Americans don't have some of their money invested in the stock market, often for retirement or their kids' college.

As if decreased profits weren't going to hurt those portfolios.

Everything in the economy is interconnected. You can't just yank on a lever and expect it not to ripple throughout the entire system.