This is the time to ask the wealthy to pay down their share of the deficit so that we can spend the money necessary to fight the coronavirus. If the wealthy pay down the deficit, it will be a lot easier to justify spending the billions of dollars necessary to prevent a catastrophe.
For our government to do things right, it needs to
— guarantee free testing and treatment of the illness and at least strengthening Obamacare;
— provide all workers with paid sick leave
— extend unemployment insurance benefits to help those who are laid off or can’t work because of the illness
— raise the minimum wage for all those millions of people who have to work during these times
— invest in the urgent research to contain, control, and eradicate the virus
— set up more hospitals and clinics to accommodate the influx of ill and anxious patients
It is clear that dealing with the virus will cost billions of dollars, so let’s ask the billionaires to pay off their share of the deficit so that we can spend whatever is necessary to keep everyone safe.