A rational society will put most of the economic bailout to these people, or there will be no real choice but to resume activities before it's a good
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JackDawson (aka dawson)
Mar 24 '20, 13:44
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idea to do so
"The results, part of an continuing survey tracking the effect of the virus on the city and state, also showed that Hispanic residents have been hit particularly hard. Two in five Hispanic respondents said that they or someone they lived with had lost a job, compared with about one in four Caucasian and Asian respondents and 15 percent of African-American respondents.
The survey was conducted from March 20 to March 22 and included a sampling of 1,000 New York City residents with another 700 statewide.
Poorer New Yorkers, the survey found, had been particularly affected by the restrictions enacted to combat the virus’s spread. Thirty-four percent of New York City households with annual earnings under $50,000 reported a job loss, compared with 28 percent of households earning from $50,000 to $100,000 and just 16 percent of households earning over $100,000.
The survey also found that two-thirds of city residents over 60 said they stayed home from work and 82 percent said they had avoided interacting with people outside their households. Young respondents were even more likely to follow stringent preventive measures, leading the survey’s authors to conclude that more communication with older New Yorkers about the risks of the virus could be beneficial."
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