how did we, the western countries, allow china to have such a big leverage on the WHO? especially because usa is the no.1 contributor to its budget. i am really to pretend that all these years we sat back while china hired people aligned with their own interests with american tax payer money.

the economic impact is going to be devastating. the government checks isn't going to catch everyone and many will fall through the net. i guess one positive is that unlike the 2008 crash, this isn't a systemic problem, because the economy was quite healthy before the outbreak.

having said that one wonders just what impact will be created if every government is taking huge amounts of debt. something feels like it's going to give