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You cut down as much of those as possible (e.g. not making people pay utilities, as many countries/localities have done), treating nonessential employees as lai
by azernik 7y ago
You cut down as much of those as possible (e.g. not making people pay utilities, as many countries/localities have done), treating nonessential employees as laid-off and needing government aid like anyone else, adding tax and insurance-premium holidays.
Lots of places have approached this model very closely; there is almost always some little bit that falls through the cracks, but it's doable.
- bequanna 7y ago”Insurance-premium holidays“. You’ve got to be kidding, right? Shortly after that you can expect the insurance companies to institute a “claim paying holiday”. The payment holiday concept is such a poor solution and mainly seems be proposed by people aiming to ‘punish’ those that they perceive as having more than themselves (landlords, banks, etc.) or by ultra liberal governments trying to appease their constituents. I don’t think you really fathom how much damage this would cause in practice. Our whole economy only works if people/companies meet their obligations. The much, much simpler solution is bottom-up vs some never ending crazy patchwork of bailouts and payment forgiveness. Give the people money via direct payments and generous unemployment so they can meet their obligations.