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This JPMorgan forecast is a

artappraiser — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 07:08:25 +0000

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This JPMorgan forecast is a mind melter: pic.twitter.com/zyTqfPZrXl
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) April 9, 2020

California paying pretty

artappraiser — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 04:09:58 +0000

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California paying pretty decent unemployment checks until July!

California's Pandemic UI kicks in this Sunday.

Weekly UI benefits will jump to a minimum of $600 and a maximum of $1,050 until the end of July.

What happens when UI pays better than half of all jobs?https://t.co/QAuwAbAJL1
— Samuel Hammond (@hamandcheese) April 10, 2020

Edit to add: of course, remember that rents there mostly cost a fortune.

Rebating business payroll

artappraiser — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 02:16:55 +0000

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Rebating business payroll during shutdowns is essentially the GOPs core plan, the Paycheck Protection Program. Hawley just proposed doing it directly, with additional incentivizes for rehiring.

Mass unemployment and job destruction aren't conservative values. https://t.co/XhF9bXcUXn
— Samuel Hammond (@hamandcheese) April 10, 2020

The TSA screened just 97k air

artappraiser — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 01:23:43 +0000

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The TSA screened just 97k air passengers on Tuesday. The last time only 97k people traveled by air in the United States: 1954. https://t.co/aNfbWKzCAV
— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) April 9, 2020

The president's team -

artappraiser — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 01:22:03 +0000

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The president's team - looking at staggering unemployment numbers and businesses cratering - is grappling with whether, in 3 wks, to alter social distancing guidelines that they extended a few weeks ago after grappling with the same concerns via WaPo https://t.co/L3cGROBSyr
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 10, 2020