03-29-2020, 10:52 PM
Quote:Dick Kovacevich, former CEO of Wells Fargo bank, thinks most Americans should return to work in April, urging that we “gradually bring those people back and see what happens”.
Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, whose net worth is $1.1bn, recommends “those with a lower risk of the diseases return to work” within a “very few weeks”.
Tom Galisano, the founder of Paychex, whose net worth is $2.8bn, believes “the damages of keeping the economy closed could be worse than losing a few more people. You’re picking the better of two evils.” ...
“We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem,” the president said last week, announcing that America would be “open for business” by Easter.*
[/url][url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/29/bankers-trump-economy-coronavirus-deaths?fbclid=IwAR1U_Xi3sIleiv_rFANabNuL65HHK7IiGuAiWT1H1asygjovYv7JjbEXhxQ]Ignore the bankers – the Trump economy is not worth more coronavirus deaths -- Robert Reich
*Just today, the president has extended social distancing expectations to the end of April (while congratulating himself on his ratings vs The Bachelor and Monday Night Football.)