"Mask on, f*ck it mask on." - Future / DJ D Sol.
Goldman Sachs' chief economist, Jan Hatzius is coming for Dr. Fauci's crown. Jan indicated that a federal mask mandate could help save the economy. Hear me out, Joe Rogan fans...
The numbers don't lie. According to the Goldmanite's math, making masks mandatory could increase the percentage of people who wear one by 15% and decrease the daily growth rate of COVID cases by 1%. This could spare us another lockdown and an additional 5% hit to GDP should round two of quarantine come to fruition.
Fauci speaks
Goldman's best and brightest weren't the only ones letting everyone know what the f*ck is up…
Dr. Fauci (ever heard of him?) spoke to a Senate panel yesterday and said the count in new daily 'rona boi cases could rise from the 40k (what we're seeing now) to as high as 100k if we don't get our sh*t together. The panel is currently seeking a second opinion from Dr. Birx.
He also mentioned that he was concerned about how economies have reopened with seemingly no controls and stated the US is going in the 'wrong direction' in terms of virus containment. And although he didn't come out and say it, we're pretty sure he was begging for free Nats tickets...
The Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, added "Please, please, please wear a face-covering," and every third-grader knows if you say please enough times people might actually do it.
The Third Horseman of the Coronapocalypse
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell spoke as well warning that if the second wave of 'rona boi washes ashore then we all may need to go back into our bunkers for round two of social distancing.
Oh and he mentioned that the Fed will keep interest rates at the current target of 0.00 to 0.25 and maintain numerous liquidity options to keep the economy afloat. The latest idea so crazy it might just work (purchasing corporate bonds) began this week. *Money printer goes brr*
The bottom line...
"Wow, sounds bad. So everyone is doing their part to ensure that corona doesn't make the economy its b*tch again... right?"
Let's check in on the USA, shall we?
First up, Arizona, where 3.8k people tested positive on June 28 and things are an absolute sh*t show. Just 40% of respondents to a survey said they always wear a mask in public. AZ is being forced to close bars, gyms, and theaters again for the next thirty days. No word in if the AriZona Iced Tea supply chain will be disrupted.
Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, 80% of respondents indicated that they wear a face mask all the time, and only 224 new cases popped up on Saturday.
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