Despite re-opening early Georgia has the highest percentage of unemployment filings in the nation. So much for re-opening early. Governor Kemp completely wrecked the state's economy with his unwise re-open decisions (which were criticized by Trump) and his deliberate hiding of data. Despite the state reopening early, 40% of all workers in Georgia have filed for unemployment support https://www.businessinsider.com/georgia-reopened-early-unemployment-still-rising-2020-5 Georgia was among the first states to start reopening its economy at the end of April. In the three weeks since the state has eased back into normal life, unemployment has stayed high. According to Labor Department statistics, 40.3% of Georgia's workforce has applied for unemployment assistance since the pandemic began. Unemployment in Georgia has continued to climb, despite its controversial decision to push ahead with reopening, according to a new Politico report. The outlet analyzed Labor Department data which shows that two-fifths of Georgia workers have filed unemployment claims, the highest proportion in the US. More than 40% have filed for unemployment insurance payments since the pandemic began to take hold in mid-March, Politico said. While its reopening has allowed some people to go back to work, there have also been several waves of new unemployment applications which came after the restrictions began to lift. Georgia's restrictions began to lift on April 24, with its official stay-at-home order expiring on April 30. However, according to Politico's figures the state had 243,000 jobless claims two weeks ago, and another 177,000 last week. The new job losses have been clustered in the retail, social assistance, and health care industries. In total, more than two million Georgia workers have filed for unemployment in the last nine weeks, compared to 39 million in the US as a whole. Georgia ended its stay-at-home order on April 24, and began reopening businesses in the state, starting with gyms, bowling alleys, and personal care businesses. The only businesses still shut there are bars, nightclubs, theaters, live music venues, and amusement parks, which will remain closed for the rest of May. Many worried that the early reopening would cause a resurgence of coronavirus cases in the state, but so far the results are unclear. There has also been a debate on how to interpret the data. Georgia's Department of Public Health has published data showing what appears to be a significant decline in new cases and deaths, but other experts say experts say the information is both preliminary and incomplete. An independent analysis by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper suggested that the outbreak appears to be in a plateau — not a decline.
Allow me to point out your idiocy here like I did in the other thread, since you posted this here as well as there. You cannot turn an economy on with a governmental order. But you sure as hell can turn it off. It takes times for businesses to reopen, hire, fill the supply chain (depending on the business, etc). I cannot believe I have to explain this to someone who graduated high school. You did graduate high school, didn't you?
It's been a month in Georgia and many business owner have refused to re-open including most fast food franchisees for eat -in dining. While in North Carolina nearly all fast-food franchisees are opening for eat-in dining today as we start phase 2. Tell us why the business owners in Georgia so distrust the state government that they refuse to open and bring the jobs back.
Your assumption. I'd be happy to tell you why I thought it was true, if I thought it was true. I don't share your opinion.
I provided an article about fast food restaurants in Georgia. Go read it and hear their words directly. It covered McDonalds, Chick-fil-A, and Dunkin Donuts in detail. It is not my opinion it is their direct statements.
Was this the article that showed 120 stores not opening or something? Its hard for me to keep track of all the stuff you post every day around here. I'm happy to read it if you post it again. I'm not going searching through your many posts to try to find an article you claim has a source that shows me something.
How many times do I need to re-post the same thing over and over and over again. All you and others do is demand I post it again... and yet never read it. Try the search function.
Unlike you, I have other things I'm doing now. Every so often I get an hour or so to come to the site and read all your cache of posts. Sometimes I read the articles, sometimes I don't. I'm sorry, but I already know most of what you post is main stream narrative bullshit, so I do tend to view you as more noise and less signal. But I note that you claim you posted an article that proves your point, but don't want to post it again. Unfortunately I cannot accept this as a valid source until I am able to vet it. I do need to take a break though. Heading out to the Outback (which is open) for lunch. Watch out, make sure the family knows I am throwing caution to the wind and having lunch out today! I don't want to be accused of the same as shooting someone.
More BS on the USS Theodore Roosevelt so called re-infections. Those so called Corona Virus cells are dead cells. Now, it is the navy saying it now and those test kits they are using giving positive readings only because it is designed to see if there are Corona Virus cells in your body. Doesn't matter if they are dead or alive. So, extreme liberal media promoting the re-infection angle to promote the continued shutdowns? Yet, there are no re-infections at all? https://www.yahoo.com/news/recovere...ons-about-coronavirus-immunity-170104312.html