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Originally Posted by acabtp
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States are running out of money. Revenue streams have disappeared. With furloughed employees comes greater risk of being sued due to inadequate staffing, whether they ever had a presence or not to begin with. The only money states are really receiving right now are taxes on liquor sales, cigarettes and gasoline which is also down. Lottery funds have dropped, income taxes are virtually non existent for both Corporate and personal. Couple that with unprecedented levels of unemployment payouts (albeit some funded federally) and states are in a bloody mess. We're at the crossroads with this virus. Two to three weeks after the July 4th mardi gras and daily cases should be in the 80,000 to 90,000 daily range. Hope I'm wrong but afraid this is not going to be pretty.