COVID was kinda the test case, but really anybody could have seen how that was going to go. The US is simply not set up institutionally, structurally, etc to weather even a modest crisis (at least one that it can’t simply buy its way out of like 2009). The whole thing was built and perfected to funnel money to capitalists. When it’s faced with any problem that’s beyond that scope, it simply can’t handle it. Even if a major crisis worse than COVID came along, and it was in the capitalists’ interests to thoroughly and decisively deal with it, they wouldn’t be able. This car ain’t built for off-roading.
The US could have bought its way out of Covid. But they would have had to value their own citizens lives above going out to eat.
The unemployment benefits could have been higher. They could have implemented UBI. Put a pause on non-essential work. Raised minimum wage for a wide variety of industry. And spent 2020-2021 improving buildings with better ventilation, in preparation for re-opening. Instead we had open-up protests and horse dewormer paste being sold to even bigger idiots.
The year with most deaths in the us was 2021. After there were vaccines. The libs just used that as an excuse to lift all restrictions and go back to brunch. Vaccines+ half assed restrictions could have worked. But going out to eat is more important.
COVID was kinda the test case, but really anybody could have seen how that was going to go. The US is simply not set up institutionally, structurally, etc to weather even a modest crisis (at least one that it can’t simply buy its way out of like 2009). The whole thing was built and perfected to funnel money to capitalists. When it’s faced with any problem that’s beyond that scope, it simply can’t handle it. Even if a major crisis worse than COVID came along, and it was in the capitalists’ interests to thoroughly and decisively deal with it, they wouldn’t be able. This car ain’t built for off-roading.
The US could have bought its way out of Covid. But they would have had to value their own citizens lives above going out to eat.
The unemployment benefits could have been higher. They could have implemented UBI. Put a pause on non-essential work. Raised minimum wage for a wide variety of industry. And spent 2020-2021 improving buildings with better ventilation, in preparation for re-opening. Instead we had open-up protests and horse dewormer paste being sold to even bigger idiots.
The year with most deaths in the us was 2021. After there were vaccines. The libs just used that as an excuse to lift all restrictions and go back to brunch. Vaccines+ half assed restrictions could have worked. But going out to eat is more important.