{"id":1075963,"date":"2021-12-02T09:59:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T14:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1075963"},"modified":"2021-12-02T09:59:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T14:59:15","slug":"bidens-chief-of-staff-claims-stronger-covid-measures-help-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-chief-of-staff-claims-stronger-covid-measures-help-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s Chief of Staff Claims Stronger Covid Measures Help Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-chief-of-staff-claims-stronger-covid-measures-help-economy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1075963&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>If you didn\u2019t know, stronger covid measures from the United States government have actually helped the economy, or at least that is what President Joe Biden\u2019s Chief of Staff wants you to believe.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday morning, White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain tweeted \u201cStronger COVID measures produce STRONGER ECONOMIC outcomes. That\u2019s why jobs, growth, and economic activity are UP this year, significantly over last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nope. Stronger COVID measures produce STRONGER ECONOMIC outcomes. That\u2019s why jobs, growth, and economic activity are UP this year, significantly over last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/06j5K7Qeb5\">https:\/\/t.co\/06j5K7Qeb5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHCOS\/status\/1466071640433954820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His tweet came in response to a Wall Street Journal article, which reported: \u201cCovid carved a partisan divide through the U.S. Democrats have been much more cautious\/protective which manifests itself as generally lower infections\/deaths but also much weaker economic outcomes. Omicron could perpetuate that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to Klain\u2019s statement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s press secretary Christina Pushaw rebutted: \u201cI like how you use the euphemism \u2018measures\u2019 when you really mean \u2018forced medical procedures and lockdowns.\u2019 It\u2019s okay, Americans understand you perfectly well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I like how you use the euphemism \u201cmeasures\u201d when you really mean \u201cforced medical procedures and lockdowns.\u201d It\u2019s okay, Americans understand you perfectly well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1466213491371565063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pushaw\u2019s boss has taken a virtual hands-off approach to Covid-19 since late spring of 2020, and as a result, the Sunshine State boasts one of the top economies in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefga.org\/about-us\/\">Foundation for Government Accountability<\/a>, \u201cthere is more job creation, more economic activity, and less unemployment thanks to the economic stewardship of Gov. DeSantis. In particular, the governor\u2019s decision to end the $300 weekly unemployment bonus helped to accelerate Florida\u2019s economic recovery and kick the state into overdrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 decision to cut unemployment bonuses this year \u2014 as national Democrats were calling for more unemployment checks \u2014 kickstarted record-setting growth. FGA <a href=\"https:\/\/thefga.org\/paper\/desantis-kicked-florida-economy-into-overdrive\/\">noted<\/a> that \u201cin late May, Florida was sending out more than $400 million in unemployment benefits every single week to individuals across the state. However, by the end of August, this had declined by an incredible 86 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result, \u201cFlorida employers hired nearly 1.3 million new workers\u201d since he cut unemployment. FGA also stated that because of the low taxes, low regulation, and open economy, \u201centrepreneurs created nearly 150,000 new businesses since the unemployment bonus ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida is not just a model for the nation\u2014it has become <em>the model<\/em> for the nation. Other states should emulate the proven Florida model and set their economies on track for success,\u201d FGA stated.<\/p>\n<p>When comparing Florida to California during a similar timeframe, it\u2019s easy to see that the Golden State\u2019s strong Covid measures \u2014 as Ronald Klain might like to call them \u2014 hurt California workers. On Wednesday this week, Fox KTUV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/jobs-abound-in-california-yet-unemployment-remains-high\">reported<\/a> that businesses are still struggling to find staffers:<\/p>\n<p><em>California currently has double the percentage of new unemployment claims than the state should have compared to other states. Yet, with more than a record million jobs listed and available, workers are not grabbing them up.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Based on unemployment numbers, Klain\u2019s tweet seems absurd. Stanford Professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said it was \u201ceconomic ignorance on display.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLockdowns kill economic activity. That is their primary purpose. The economic harm falls especially on the poor and working class. Without stopping covid. It\u2019s not a coincidence that red state unemployment is so much lower than blue state,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is economic ignorance on display. Lockdowns kill economic activity. That is their primary purpose. The economic harm falls especially on the poor and working class. Without stopping covid.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a coincidence that red state unemployment is so much lower than blue state. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8DNyloxFSh\">https:\/\/t.co\/8DNyloxFSh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jay Bhattacharya (@DrJBhattacharya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrJBhattacharya\/status\/1466257681744687109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you didn\u2019t know, stronger covid measures from the United States government have actually helped the economy, or at least that is what President Joe Biden\u2019s Chief of Staff wants you to believe.On Wednesday morning, White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain tweeted \u201cStronger COVID measures produce STRONGER ECONOMIC outcomes. That\u2019s why jobs, growth, and economic activity are UP this year, significantly over last year.\u201dNope. Stronger COVID measures produce STRONGER ECONOMIC outcomes. That\u2019s why jobs, growth, and economic activity are UP this year, significantly over last year. https:\/\/t.co\/06j5K7Qeb5\u2014 Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) December 1, 2021His tweet came in response to a Wall Street Journal article, which reported: \u201cCovid carved a partisan divide through the U.S. Democrats have been much more cautious\/protective which manifests itself as generally lower infections\/deaths but also much weaker economic outcomes. Omicron could perpetuate that.\u201dIn response to Klain\u2019s statement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s press secretary Christina Pushaw rebutted: \u201cI like how you use the euphemism \u2018measures\u2019 when you really mean \u2018forced medical procedures and lockdowns.\u2019 It\u2019s okay, Americans understand you perfectly well.\u201dI like how you use the euphemism \u201cmeasures\u201d when you really mean \u201cforced medical procedures and lockdowns.\u201d It\u2019s okay, Americans understand you perfectly well.\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a (@ChristinaPushaw) December 2, 2021Pushaw\u2019s boss has taken a virtual hands-off approach to Covid-19 since late spring of 2020, and as a result, the Sunshine State boasts one of the top economies in the U.S.According to the Foundation for Government Accountability, \u201cthere is more job creation, more economic activity, and less unemployment thanks to the economic stewardship of Gov. DeSantis. In particular, the governor\u2019s decision to end the $300 weekly unemployment bonus helped to accelerate Florida\u2019s economic recovery and kick the state into overdrive.\u201dDeSantis\u2019 decision to cut unemployment bonuses this year \u2014 as national Democrats were calling for more unemployment checks \u2014 kickstarted record-setting growth. FGA noted that \u201cin late May, Florida was sending out more than $400 million in unemployment benefits every single week to individuals across the state. However, by the end of August, this had declined by an incredible 86 percent.\u201dAs a result, \u201cFlorida employers hired nearly 1.3 million new workers\u201d since he cut unemployment. FGA also stated that because of the low taxes, low regulation, and open economy, \u201centrepreneurs created nearly 150,000 new businesses since the unemployment bonus ended.\u201d\u201cFlorida is not just a model for the nation\u2014it has become the model for the nation. Other states should emulate the proven Florida model and set their economies on track for success,\u201d FGA stated.When comparing Florida to California during a similar timeframe, it\u2019s easy to see that the Golden State\u2019s strong Covid measures \u2014 as Ronald Klain might like to call them \u2014 hurt California workers. On Wednesday this week, Fox KTUV reported that businesses are still struggling to find staffers:California currently has double the percentage of new unemployment claims than the state should have compared to other states. Yet, with more than a record million jobs listed and available, workers are not grabbing them up.\u00a0Based on unemployment numbers, Klain\u2019s tweet seems absurd. Stanford Professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said it was \u201ceconomic ignorance on display.\u201d\u201cLockdowns kill economic activity. That is their primary purpose. The economic harm falls especially on the poor and working class. Without stopping covid. It\u2019s not a coincidence that red state unemployment is so much lower than blue state,\u201d he added.This is economic ignorance on display. Lockdowns kill economic activity. That is their primary purpose. The economic harm falls especially on the poor and working class. Without stopping covid.It\u2019s not a coincidence that red state unemployment is so much lower than blue state. https:\/\/t.co\/8DNyloxFSh\u2014 Jay Bhattacharya (@DrJBhattacharya) December 2, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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