Employees will not be the decision maker in returning to work during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The economy is not going to come back as it was, magical talk aside

Pundits, Political officials, Some Corporate leaders, Economists, Media organizations and reporters have been making a series of unrealistic assumptions with respect to the current pandemic and its impact on our economic state here in America.

The main assumption is that the US and Global economies will all return to the same levels of employment, outputs, trade volume and investment returns prior to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Secondary assumptions include:

· The oversimplification concept of “closing” and “reopening” the economy. The Coronavirus Pandemic “forced the closure of the economy”, which caused income inequality and economic challenges and now we must “reopen the economy” so people can go back to work, Businesses will all reopen and consumers/customer will return with minor interruptions.

· An additionally misguided assumption is that if we make unemployment benefits or other structural supports for income to affected families “too generous” (current PUA unemployment benefits and the one-time economic impact payment), it will be an encouragement for people not to go back to work; as if the return to work decision rest solely with the…