For a Vibrant Economy, Keep as Many Businesses Open as You can

   If the coronavirus is to have its way with the economy, it will be because we didn't mind to people's jobs.
   Yes, it is not so much the stock market, but the Joe clocking in each morning that matters. On Joe, hinges the economy. If Joe is a server, and his restaurant closes sit-down dining, he is out of a job. When rent comes due, he can't pay it. And, when his landlord doesn't get the money, he can't pay the mortgage.
   A rippling effect, it is. And, as the ripples ripple, the economy is ripped.
   So, you take care of the economy. You don't shutter stores that don't need to be shuttered. You keep everything up and running, as much as you can.
   The first bat out of the cave in this coronavirus debacle came when Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert tested positive and the NBA swiftly jettisoned its season. Less than a day or two went by before New Orleans Pelican Zion Williamson offered to pay the salary of arena workers for a month in New Orleans. Right of the bat, then, it was the working-class Joes and Janes who were losing their jobs.
    I will soften what I say: I don't know that you can keep everything open. I lack in wisdom to know whether the coronavirus might further its rampage if we keep too many businesses open.
    But, it does seem to me, we should keep them open, whenever we can.
    Which only means we must pursue every avenue to make them safe. Restaurants? Have little see-threw, speak-threw,  clear-plastic canopies over the dining areas of each individual patron. Thus, four seats to a table means four canopies. Stores? Hire extra cashiers to alleviate the danger of people being clumped together as they await check-out.