I’m a small business owner that caters to other small business (b2b). While I’ve been fairly strong through this with a diverse client base, the “doom and gloom” some business owners have is frustrating.
Some think we’re closed through the end of 2020. Some just eat everything major media feeds them (obviously you can’t counter argue). Some want this lockdown to be over as fast as possible.
Slowly we’re seeing media become more responsible, by twisting headlines, every death being labeled COVID-19, and kicking and screaming that Trump isn’t helping. At some point you have to believe people are going to start to understand this isn’t as bad as it’s being portrayed - I mean, how many deaths being counted are ACTUALLY COVID19? How many recoveries are ACTUALLY being tracked? At some point, this has to flip-flop. I almost expect a “this isn’t nearly as bad as we overreacted to” - which would never happen.
But do we think there’s a realistic normalcy timetable?
I don't think Trump will let this continue much longer, especially if therapeutic drugs are shown to be effective (in my opinion, this has already occurred). I think it's crazy to talk about testing people to allow them to return to work. That would be a bureaucratic nightmare. Trump reluctantly extended the shutdown to April 30th, so I think he'll push to reopen at that time. The governors are a different story. The public will have to push their own governors to get things going.
I agree. That’s along the lines of what I was thinking as well. I should say, hoping.