> adequately support a pause of economic activity They mean to support people & families that lose their jobs. A good example is Florida and a couple states wi

> adequately support a pause of economic activity They mean to support people & families that lose their jobs. A good example is Florida and a couple states with intentionally byzantine and understaffed unemployment offices - claims are being handled so slowly that tons of at-risk people who have lost their jobs and are eligible for federal dollars will not see them. Adequately supporting a pause in economic activity might have included overhauling or providing alternate systems for states with broken unemployment or paying wages private wages to prevent layoffs. I don't particularly like the latter option but I certainly feel like a competent government could have paused economic activity and then supported its frozen citizens better. 3 of my favorite local restaurants have closed since the pandemic. There are "nonessential" businesses still expected to make $6k/mo rent without any customers. The private equity that owns most of the land in the area seems not to mind at all; construction is still booming...