Category: Save the Economy

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Why be helpless facing this Pandemic? Ramp up testing & put people back to work making essential equipment, repairing our subways & railroads, adding transportation & helping our Public Hpysing residents achieve expertise in housing maintenance. It takes a stimulus job act and policy changes now.

April 7, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/06/coronavirus-is-draining-americas-public-infrastructure-a-federal-jobs-policy-would-protect-its-workers

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce 75% of Americans, making $100,000 or less, are economically feeling the financial effects of the Corona Virus self Quarantine. They fear becoming ill & losing more income . Also , they fear a Global Recession & rate it most important and healthcare benefits are a secondary concern. People are very concerned about exiting this period with 2 incomes & their health intact.

April 7, 2020

http://www.ft.com/content/7a7233a3-160a-41be-8d63-40f64e041e57

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Food insecurity continues for the poor. Now it’s worse as people shelter in place, food must be delivered to them. Many have no cars and locally price gouging is increasing their misery. We have a food supply chain problem & it has to be remedied before people in America die of hunger. Just in time thinking, doesn’t help the people. Remember, this will happen again & all people should be food secure, healthy& educated! Where’s Mississippi’s Governor ? Mayors need assistance & resources to be effective.

April 6, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/in-the-poorest-county-in-americas-poorest-state-a-virus-hits-home-hunger-is-rampant

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Germany’s government is decentralized, they have 400 Public Health Centers scattered among 14 “states”! Anyone can be tested , the health services are linked to Universities, hospitals & labs. 300,000 to 500,000 are being tested per week. Testing is the only way to know who’s contagious!

April 5, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/germanys-devolved-logic-is-helping-it-win-the-coronavirus-race

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce All about our Pandemic. Did you know George Bush started Pandemic preparedness in 2005 & handed the info to Obama? Italy’s finally seeing less contagion. The Governors & Mayors are quite angry with Trumps response to Corona Virus. They all believe there should be a National Stockpiling of viral equipment and procedures in place to deal with Pandemics. The States are not happy being told to “fend” for themselves & competing over limited resources.

April 5, 2020

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/05/coronavirus-latest-news/

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce NYC to hit its peak within the next week. Be safe, self Quarantine. If you can’t, wear a mask, gloves and social distance. We won’t know when it’s safe till we have Testing for everyone. Pandemics don’t respond to small government, we need Federal research and development of tests, a Mational stockpiling of PPE, masks , ventilators that work & respirators. Why shut our Economy because we’re not equipped to test for this virus. Why lose more lives for lack of information & equipment? Limited access to resources is unacceptable. Can we afford to shut down our entire economy every time we face a Pandemic.

April 4, 2020

http://www.wsj.com/articles/governments-around-the-world-intensify-measures-to-battle-coronavirus-pandemic-11585993977

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Germany followed the South Korea model early. By mid January they had testing available & published their testing model on line! Why didn’t everyone follow it? When first patients showed symptoms they tested extensively. They’re able to test 350,000 a day and they immediately employed social distancing, which everyone followed. The results, they have 1.1 percent deaths vs the rest of World. Being ahead of the curve paid off in saving lives.

April 4, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/world/europe/germany-coronavirus-death-rate.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Why aren’t we fighting the war against the Corona Virus with everything we’ve got? Invoking the Defense Production Act provides adequate supplies to Healthcare to save lives and gives “We the People “ the transparency needed to determine where and how the funds are allocated. That’s why we need Leadership from the White House, we must fight a war with everything we’ve got.

April 4, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/opinion/defense-protection-act-covid.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Dire times ahead for those with out work & income. We need systems in place for food distribution, protective clothing & testing to separate well populations. Those of us who are healthy could help. There is Take Charge America for food distribution.

April 2, 2020

http://www.wsj.com/articles/another-3-1-million-americans-likely-sought-unemployment-benefits-last-week-11585819800

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Trump uses discretionary power to strip Tribal rights, to end pollution controls, to destroy the CDC & Federal oversight, to assure limited testing , with maximum contagion, while promoting Small ineffective government. What happed to Government by the People for the People?

April 1, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/31/trump-administration-revokes-mashpee-wampanoag-tribe-reservation-status