Governors can permit the economy to reopen, but only the people can reopen the economy. jbarro writes
Come on in – if you dare. Photo: David Gannon/AFP via Getty Images There has been an ongoing argument over who can reopen the economy and about whether public officials should reopen the economy. Despite the president’s periodic assertions, the authority to lift orders restricting economic activity lies with state and local officials. But even governors cannot reopen the economy. Governors can permit the economy to reopen, but only the people can reopen the economy.
Even in Seoul, one of the major world cities most often discussed as a shining example of how to squash the epidemic without totally shutting down the economy, business is light. An upbeat Bloomberg report about the city’s popular cafes and reopened Apple Store also notes that many shops have closed up, with for-rent signs in the windows, and that stores that have reopened often report that sales are way down from precrisis levels.
So how would you, as a restaurant owner, make a choice about whether to reopen? The first question might be whether you feel safe doing so. But even if you do feel safe, you’ll have to think about how your employees and customers will feel. Will the employees come back to work? Some of them surely would like the income. But for the time being, expanded eligibility for unemployment benefits will give many of them more leverage than usual to decide to stay out of work.
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