Dear John,
The coronavirus outbreak is officially a global pandemic.
The market has lost half of all its gains since Trump was inaugurated.
The economy is in free-fall as workers and families scramble to adjust to shuttered businesses and schools.
Democrats rose swiftly to the occasion, introducing a sweeping coronavirus relief package late last night. It proposes strengthened unemployment benefits, a substantial paid sick leave national policy, food security assistance, and a host of other crucial measures to help workers weather the economic fallout of the pandemic.
How did Republicans respond? Let’s see:
- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed Democrats’ proposed legislation as an “ideological wish list”, after blocking an emergency paid sick leave bill from reaching the Senate floor yesterday
- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced House Republicans would not support the bill, claiming it contained “glaring problems”
Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to incite chaos and confusion. Trump’s speech last night was full of glaring falsehoods that sent the Dow plummeting over 1,000 points and the American public into a panic.
So far, Trump has proposed bailouts for the oil industry and another round of corporate tax cuts. And the Federal Reserve just injected $1.5 trillion into short-term bank funding.
But here’s the problem: Coronavirus won’t respond to trickle-down economics, and we’re only as safe as the least protected among us.
We need to make sure the American public knows the truth about what must be done to combat this public health crisis and get our economy back on track.
Can you chip in today so we can produce rapid-fire videos to educate the public about what we need and demand our lawmakers take immediate action?
Anything you can give will help us make emergency videos that reach millions of Americans, and put the pressure on Congress to pass comprehensive legislation as soon as possible.
Trump’s lies and Republicans’ complicity are putting the health and safety of Americans in jeopardy. The number of cases is exploding and every day without decisive action puts us at greater risk.
The truth — and concrete action — have never been more crucial than they are right now.
If you can, please chip in so we can fight back against the GOP and the Trump administration’s incompetence and get the truth out to the American people.
And remember — please wash your hands and avoid crowds if at all possible.
Stay safe,
Robert Reich
Inequality Media
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