Separation of Church and State: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
3,000 California Churches Announce They Will Defy Governor’s Order and Resume Services
The decision was not easy for church leaders, leaving pastors torn between extending more personal care to their congregations and submitting to authority.
With diminishing tax revenue, and no end to shutdowns in sight, California might actually have to cut government services this time.
Coronavirus plunges California into worst budget deficit in state history
California’s state government faces a $54-billion budget deficit through next summer, according to an analysis released Thursday.
Governor Abbott from Texas can’t enforce his stay at home order, fearing a backlash. The only real rules are those that can be enforced.
Gov. Abbott removes jail time as punishment for violating stay-at-home order
The order previously stated that violators of the order could face up to 180 days in jail.
https://www.chron.com/coronavirus/article/Gov-Greg-Abbott-amends-stay-at-home-executive-15254042.php
Initial unemployment claims, another 3.2 million unemployed, for a total of 33.5 million. 20.4% of the US workforce is now no longer working.
Many remaining workers are now de facto government employees by proxy vis-à-vis paycheck protection program forgivable loans.
Taxes paid by government employees only cover a fraction of their own salary, and nothing else.
SWAT team in West Odessa, Texas raided a bar that opened in violation of Governor Abbott’s executive order prohibiting bars from reopening. The bar opened in protest, saying “all businesses are essential”.
Nothing left to lose.
Politicians have never met a war they don’t want to fight for decades.
California’s recovery from the coronavirus will take ‘longer than people think,’ Gov. Gavin Newsom says
“It’s going to take a lot longer than people are saying. This is serious, we’ve never experienced anything like this in our lifetime,” Newsom said regarding California’s recovery from Covid-19.
I remember when the debt, not the deficit, was $4 trillion. It’s all funny money, so hedge accordingly.
U.S. Debt Sales to Hit Record With Deficit Headed to $4 Trillion
The U.S. Treasury is boosting the amount of debt it plans to issue in the coming quarterly refunding auctions to a record $96 billion to provide government funding as the economy heads into a recession caused by the coronavirus.
COVID-19 STRESS TEST – 2020-05-05
Countries over 6,000 cases, inc. Taiwan, Hong Kong, New York, and California. Included is the 2020-04-23 stress test CFR, as well as the difference. Also, UK to Italy: “Hold my beer”.
Previous stress test.
https://www.methylated.net/2020/04/23/covid-19-stress-test-2020-04-23/
