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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Mar 2020

    Large parts of the economy are going to have to be off-and-on sub-par until a vaccine is found or the virus burns out -- shut down for months, re-activated, and then shutting down again. The best solution for the wealthy countries is probably an emergency UBI, funded by debt.

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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Mar 2020

        The idea that this is going to be all over after 2 hard months seems optimistic. As long as the virus is floating around, we'll have trouble, so need to make an economy nimble enough to deal with occasional disruption.

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 12 Mar 2020

        I'm not, by the way, a huge fan of UBI under normal circumstances. But in this case, it's likely the best way to keep everything functioning & work around disruptions.

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      1. Ciggy - Bringer of Smoke‏ @mtreyens 12 Mar 2020
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        "Didn't even need Yang to do it!"

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      1. Wallingford Riegger‏ @RieggerRie1 12 Mar 2020
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        I wonder if there's anyone in Trumpworld sharp enough to realize this might be the thing that could save them.

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      1. Faisal Hassan‏ @Faazzla 12 Mar 2020
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        A #UBIStimulus. cc: #YangGang @scottsantens @AndrewYang

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      1. Christian Heinzel‏ @chheinzel 12 Mar 2020
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        Helicopter money is the actual way to gopic.twitter.com/VxTtJrUbpX

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      2. cranial aug‏ @cranialaug 12 Mar 2020
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        Where will this debt go, into the pockets of landlords? A pause in all debt payments including rents seems more effective

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      3.  🚲⁵‏ @AnyFishAnyTime 12 Mar 2020
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      1. Hawes‏ @GregHawes 12 Mar 2020
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        It’s going to yo-yo in and out of importance until there is a vaccine. It’s not 2008-9. It’s 1929-37

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      2. Gentleman Jon  🇺🇸‏ @GentlemanJonD 12 Mar 2020
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        Um...PReP and treatment. Now you live with AIDS and take some pills.

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