“Pumping up the economy” Was kind of pointless when nothing is open.
Based on these figures, over 90% of the economy was open.
Activity is down 9.5%. That means over 90% of the economy is working fine. “Severely hampered” is in the 9.5%.
Most of the economy simply does not require people to be running around and congregating anymore. It’s automated or knowledge based. The 1950s view of our economy is part of the reason we’re seeing more damage than other countries.
Hospitality/Hotels Conventions Restaurant/Bars Movie Theaters, Opera, Musicals Museums
I could go on.
Again, they’re in that 9.5%. The economy is many trillions of dollars large.
Nobody is saying 9.5% is fine. But the 90% isn’t hampered or cowering in fear. It’s producing.