Will Trump get a rally around the flag effect by fighting Chinese coronavirus? Ask seniors.
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President Donald Trump, the federal and state governments are leading an unprecedented nationwide response to the Chinese coronavirus outbreak, shutting down vast portions of the U.S. economy, closing schools and government offices, all to save the lives of seniors and those with underlying conditions who are the most endangered by the virus. More than 52 million Americans are aged 65-years-old-and-older. Of those, 21 million are 75-years-old-and-older, and 12.6 million are 80-years-old-and-older. The fatality rates reported out of South Korea suggest a 4 percent fatality rate for those 65-years-old-and-older infected with the coronavirus, versus about 0.9 percent fatality rate for the seasonal flu. The fatality rate in China rises to 15 percent for those 80-years-old-and-older. If everyone got sick, that suggests more than 2 million might perish as hospitals, doctors and nurses were suddenly overwhelmed. To prevent that, tens of millions Americans are uniting and mobilizing for one purpose in order to save the lives of as many as possible and to salvage as much of the economy as can be from the fallout. Sometimes, such a prolonged crisis politically can result in a rally around the flag effect for the incumbent. The idea is that in a time of national crisis, the American people will rally to the President regardless of party. The overall political outcome will likely depend on how seniors respond to the crisis. All these sacrifices are being made to protect the most vulnerable, and so do they feel protected? For Trump’s war on the virus to victorious, he needs older Americans to fully opt in. Do you support the President’s plan to save the lives of potentially millions of older Americans?

After the coronavirus outbreak, we don’t need universal income, we need a rehiring tax credit to get back to work:
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Congress is passing plans to provide for long-term paid sick leave and family medical leave to tens of millions of Americans, actively encouraging people to stay home, and essentially telling employers to lay off employees while brick and mortar businesses, schools and government offices are all closed, all in a bid to slow down the spread of the Chinese coronavirus. But by actively encouraging unemployment, the federal government has an important responsibility to ensure that these relief measures are temporary, and that when the virus passes, everyone gets back to work as soon as possible. With so many millions of Americans suddenly leaving the labor force, this will almost certainly cause a recession. The question is how big. That is why as soon as the virus passes, the unemployment assistance should automatically transform into a rehiring tax credit for employers to quickly get back up and running. For essentially the same price as the unemployment assistance being dispensed, the government could provide tax credits to businesses to bring back and rehire everyone they put on unpaid sick leave at the beginning of the shutdown. In principle, that would shorten the duration of expanded government assistance, hopefully saving taxpayers billions and ensure that when this over, the nation can get back on its feet as quickly as possible. What do you think?

The U.S. economy will weather the Chinese coronavirus:

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President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency on March 13 as millions of Americans, especially older Americans, will be weathering the outbreak inside, only venturing out for groceries and largely working from home. Massive stockpiling of food and medicine is already occurring nationwide. Expect an uptick in retail spending in the first quarter of 2020. Any such spending surge, however, will surely be offset by slowdowns elsewhere by affected industries across the country amid the uncertainty. Over the next month, as drive-thru testing becomes more widely available via the public-private partnerships being undertaken by the Trump administration, a lot will be learned about the extent of the virus’ spread. Expect a jump in new cases and more turmoil so long as the number of new cases rises. But eventually, the number of new cases whether owing to a flattening of the curve or warmer weather will drop, and that could catalyze a massive bounce both on markets as well as economically as millions of Americans are able to begin participating in the labor force again. The U.S. economy is the largest in the world with a 50-year low of unemployment, and thanks to the success of the past three years of cutting taxes, regulations and crafting better trade deals, and with your own efforts to mitigate the risk of the virus by following CDC guidelines, we will all weather this storm together. How are you faring?

he way to win a general election is to take the key swing state of Florida and its 29 electoral votes. In order to do that, a candidate must bring out Cuban-American voters in Miami-Dade. Latinos for Trump gives us an idea of how that will go.

Will warmer weather stop the Chinese coronavirus soon? We better hope so.
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Usually, cases for cold and flu drop in the spring and summer after peaking in the winter as temperatures increase and people spend less time indoors, so will the same thing happen with coronavirus next month? For now, the answer from CDC is we don’t know yet. But we should all hope and pray so, unlike politicians hoping this benefits them politically. The public’s mood may appear sour right now given the uncertainty, but with a slowdown in transmission this spring coupled with health officials’ moves to mitigate the spread of the virus. The public could ultimately come to approve of how the government has handled the outbreak. Those who opportunistically use blame today when the number of new cases was rising, by the same metric, will have to offer credit if and when the number of cases starts dropping. What do you think?