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Re-opening America
Opening too soon could mean a health care disaster. Opening too late could mean an economic disaster. What is the right decision?
All because China unleashed a deadly virus on the world, including America, President Trump had to make the decision to shut down America’s economy. An economy he spent three years developing to a great result. The strongest market rates, lowest unemployment rates, and the largest growth in the middle and minority classes. All that lost to the Coronavirus. Before it is lost forever, America, and the President, must be bold in re-opening America.
Years from now, history will note a major event that occurred in 2016.
An event that significantly altered the course of the country and the world. At the time, the U.S. was in the last year of a 10-year economic slump. It was, in fact, the only 10-year period in history where the economy did not achieve a 3% annual growth rate in any year.
During his first term, in spite, of the negative press, strong Democratic opposition, and the members of his own party who often show a lack of support, President Trump’s accomplishments are remarkable. One of the most difficult decisions he had to make was to shut America down in response to the unleashed virus from China.
Now leading America’s governors, starting with Georgia’s Brian Kemp and…