“If you wanted to do it in a textbook way, like if it was a conspiracy, that’s how I would do it. I’d isolate people, make them stay at home, take away their livelihood, make them scared, give them small checks, and then give them this thing that you got to take to get back to normal. Want to get back to normal? Go take that. Don’t worry. It’s ‘safe and effective.’”
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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.
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