I feel that the "stimulus" that has been/will be given to people, "easy" unemployment benefits and "stay at home" orders will do more to negatively affect recovery and create more people dependent on government support. The manic panic is at this point, unbearable. As a Libertarian Capitalist, I am all for opening up the country so people can get back to work. I am a believer in "Herd Immunity"--people going about their normal business and most not being affected by CV at all, a tiny % getting sick, and an even smaller % passing from the virus. It is callous to think these people would have died of "something" anyway and I am guilty of believing that for the greater good of the entire country...
We are self-employed and do not qualify for unemployment bennies and make too much to get food stamps. Fortunately, my vendors and most businesses are selling and buying still. Inconveniently, early store closure hours are cramping this night owl's productivity...
I AM the guy riding the shopping cart through WM at 2am...
We rely on power tools made in China. We have plenty of stock to last until June/July. I will probably replenish stock next month just in case... I would prefer to use US made goods if they were available, and firmly believe this "crisis" should be the wakeup call to make the USA a manufacturing giant once again. Especially in the interest of national security!