75bear said:

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That would get people's attention.

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Maybe his will be the wake up call for the selfish and ignorant to finally put on the masks and stay apart from each other. The conservative politicians, especially the Lt Governor, was ok with sacrificing the elderly for the economy and reopened the state. Now look where we are.

Creeping Incrementalism said:

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The conservative politicians, especially the Lt Governor, was ok with sacrificing the elderly for the economy and reopened the state. Now look where we are.

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Versus California, where we sacrificed the economy. Now look where we are, basically hoping for a federal bailout of the state economy. And chances are likely the elderly will get it anyway.

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Texas is just lagging California. Their economy was also hard hit and it may get worse. They are also relying on federal money to fund their local governments.

"Gov. Greg Abbott warns if spread of COVID-19 doesn't slow, 'the next step would have to be a lockdown'."

(Source: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/10/greg-abbott-shutdown-texas-mask-order)

"The Texas economy is not immune to the pandemic. In fact, the state's economy will be hit even harder than the world and the rest of the United States due to the simultaneous downturn in the oil industry."

(Source: https://assets.recenter.tamu.edu/Documents/Articles/2273.pdf)

"Texas economy faring one of the worst during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds."

"Texas ranks 14th from the bottom in the U.S."

"Texas' mortgage delinquency was 9.7% - 9th highest - and unemployment was 13% - 18th highest."

"The 5 states suffering the worst most are Nevada, Hawaii, Michigan, New Jersey, and Rhode Island."

"The 5 states faring the best are South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Nebraska."

(Source: Texas economy faring one of the worst during the COVID-19 ...cbsaustin.com news local texas-economy-faring-o...)

How does California compare? Well, California is 10th worst - with 6.73% mortgage delinquency and 16.3% unemployment. Florida is 8th worst.

(Source: https://infogram.com/br-housing-hardship-index-1h8n6mdnxnom6xo)