There is a risk that the response to this epidemic will tear some parts of American society apart. Some of the rhetoric in this thread is both representative an

There is a risk that the response to this epidemic will tear some parts of American society apart. Some of the rhetoric in this thread is both representative and frightening in that regard. People of low means do not like getting told that they must go back to work and accept the risk of losing their parents and getting permanent lung injury. They will also not like getting told to stay at home and default on their rent and mortgage. People in a situation like that can take desperate measures, especially when there’s many millions of them. You guys really need to step up the political measures to take care of these folks. Emergency bailout style. The time has never been more ripe to test out basic income.