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| Trump knows his legacy is now focused on the coronavirus. It's already destroyed the U.S. economy. |
I want to first say, thank you for reading Journal de la Reyna, Regardless of the outcomes, we will still be here for you.
If anything does happen to me, LeReyna or anyone who contributes to the blog, we'll try to keep you informed as best as possible.
I am cautious and slightly concerned about the direction of the country. I don't see a light at the end of this tunnel. We may be heading into a depression thanks to the failed leadership of our president and the federal government. No one is safe.
The Great American Comeback!
We'll see what happens!
Despite a handful of mass shootings, the coronavirus and the uncertainty of the global trade market, the U.S. Department of Labor releases its February jobs report.
There are over 300,000 confirm cases of the coronavirus in the United States. There are over 10,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus. The places where the most deaths are happening are in New York, New Jersey, Florida, California, Michigan and Louisiana. Every state has reported a death and its rising fast.
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Brix have predicted that there could be over 100,000 to 4 million Americans killed by the coronavirus.
Here's a map of the coronavirus spread.
We are in a medical crisis and at early stages of a recession. No one could have predicted how much damage one president has caused to this country. The Simpsons may have prove to the world that Donald J. Trump is a terrible president. A former reality television star and business mogul with no politic experience becoming the current president. A vein man who is willing to drag everyone into the cesspool because of his massive ego. A man who sold Americans he's a "change agent."
A man who is still obsessed with his predecessor Barack Obama. He blames Obama for the mess he's created. He was going to use Obama, Hillary Clinton and his eventual opponent as scapegoats.
He will likely continue to do so. He still has a loyal base of supporters and despite them being affected by this. He will continue to win their support and it may help carry him into reelection victory.
A title that is now irrelevant because of this COVID-19 pandemic. President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Congress, the 54 state and territorial governors, Washington, DC's mayor, the city mayors, state legislatures, the junk food media are trying to calm a nation of uncertainty.
Everyone is affected by the coronavirus. The two remaining candidates in the Democratic primary race are idling. Joe Biden can't do campaigning. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) can't do campaigning.
Trump was banking on the economy and jobs. He was hoping that Biden will be scapegoated with the Ukraine nonsense. He was hoping that Sanders would be too polarizing for moderates and independents. Trump is the third U.S. president to be impeached while in office. He was indicted on misuse of power and failure to comply to Congressional request. The U.S. Senate choose not to convict him on a partisan line vote.
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| The Coronavirus Task Force is still trying to calm a nation. |
Sanders who has no reasonable path to the nomination is still in this race and is calling for states to delay primaries. He rather put more lives at risk to save his disastrous campaign. His push for Medicare for All is falling flat. Everyone including the insurance companies are suffering. It is a virus that doesn't discriminate.
The impact has affected the economy. The economy is unstable right now. The reasonable gains that Trump bragged about are gone. His reelection chances are down from 65% to now somewhere between 45% and 53% in most betting trades.
DONALD J. TRUMP HAS A 51% CHANCE OF WINNING REELECTION.
Click the map to create your own at The unemployment numbers for the month of March are not good. I mean it's not good at all.
The U.S. officially shed 701,000 jobs in March, but the statistics don't show the worst because they were gathered before the massive laid offs.
So the for the 50 states, five territories and the District of Columbia there were Americans who lost their jobs despite the massive unemployment claims of two weeks ago.
The U.S. Census is ongoing with massive restrictions. They are going to collect information on the latest amount of Americans and nationals living here in the country.
So far we have 335.3 million people living here. We are in a massive causality event. For ever 5 hours someone is dying from this. Over 4,000 people have died from the coronavirus. It has surpassed the 9/11 casualties. The 9/11 terrorist attack took nearly 3,000 lives. We on track to take over 10,000 or more at present date.
The unemployment rate went up to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%.
The real unemployment number could rise to 15% or higher.
Last month's actual job loss was likely even larger because the government surveyed employers before the heaviest layoff hit in the past two weeks. Nearly 10 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks of March, far exceeding the figure for any corresponding period on record.
The service industry took a massive hit. Hotels, restaurants, casinos, department stores, auto factories, movie theaters, administrative offices, warehouses and other service based jobs are wiped out.
The U.S. added 23 million jobs throughout the 2010s. Now nearly all of that is at risk of destruction.
Things that make you go hmmm....!
1. Donald J. Trump becomes the third U.S. President to be impeached while in office. He escapes being removed from office by the U.S. Senate. The Senate rejects witnesses and evidence. They quickly acquitted Trump. The trial offered extensive evidence. Republicans weren't convinced by the evidence and voted to acquit him. This acquittal assures Trump will ask for help from foreign entities yet again.
2. The Democrats have rallied around Joe Biden in the race to replace Trump. The only candidates that are running are Biden and Bernie Sanders. Most state primaries are postponed until further notice. The Democrats feel comfortable with Biden. Biden cannot do really much. He is pretty much waiting for this to end so he can return to campaigning. Trump can't campaign either. He was hoping to rehash the Ukraine controversy which got him impeached.
3. The U.S. has nearly 500,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The disease has spread across the states and many individuals are dying from it. Trump is blaming Barack Obama for his failure to get the ball rolling on prevention. Trump deregulations have finally taken a toll.
4. Brick and mortar stores are shuttering in suburbia. JCPenney, Macy's, Pier 1 Imports, Forever 21, Hallmark, Kmart, Sears, Walgreens, Walmart, Kroger are closing stores. Walmart and Kroger are no longer operating stores on a 24-hour format. The coronavirus has changed the dynamic of operations in superstores. They are closing stores at midnight and 1am to eliminate workers.
5. No one is seeing the results of the Job and Tax Cuts Act passed in 2017. The tax cuts are not showing massive success. So far, no change in the wage gap between the middle class and wealthy. We just passed another trillion dollar stimulus to help Americans. It won't save the economy.
6. Folks are working one or more jobs to stay afloat. Now they're laid off as well. Conservatives have claimed that Americans who use the safety net are lazy. They now see the impact of Americans being laid off from their jobs (at no fault of their own). They still are trying to make the argument that folks who are now getting these checks are going to demand more. A measly $1,200 isn't going to help Americans spend. It's going to help them one time with bills and rent. They don't realize that many Americans are working more than 40 hours and are often staying longer hours or working a second job to pay rent, mortgage or vehicle expenses. Insurance rates are up due to Trump rolling back regulations, eliminating the insurance mandate of the Affordable Care Act, and private insurance companies aren't paying for natural disasters and human based disasters.
7. Trump and his administration did subliminal cuts to food stamps, housing credits and disaster relief. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration in their attempts to cut the safety net from immigrants who have American born children and working class families who are struggling to find food in area affected by food deserts, blight and natural disasters.
8. The Supreme Court has postponed many cases. Some of the most controversial cases involve women's rights, LGBTQ rights, land disputes and executive powers of Trump.
Nonetheless, Republicans will conclude that Trump's economy is great. Democrats will conclude that Trump's economy sucks. None of them will offer much other than the same old tired talking points about tax cuts, raising taxes on the rich and fixing roads and bridges. The same old shit but from a different face.
No one can wait forever for changes. Congress is made up of old, white and well off politicians.
Those die-hard Trump supporters will say that his leadership is successful. All the while, they find that their average wages are stalling. Many of these Trump supporters probably lost their jobs. Some are probably losing their homes due to flooding, wildfires and foreclosure. Some Trump supporters lost family members or got infected by the coronavirus.Trump supporters are concerned about their lives as well.
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| The safety net is being stretched to the brink. |
Real Reason To Why Unemployment Rate Stays The Way It Is!
1. DEAD
2. BORN
3. IN PRISON
4. IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
5. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
6. IN HIGH SCHOOL
7. IN COLLEGE NOT LOOKING
8. VOLUNTEER
9. DISABLED
10. STAY AT HOME PARENT
11. RETIRED
12. QUIT ON THEIR OWN
13. NOT HIRING QUALIFIED
14. NATURAL DISASTERS
15. ACTIVE MILITARY
16. NOT HIRING TOO QUALIFIED
17. LAID OFF
18. FIRED FROM THE JOB
19. DESTRUCTION TO FACILITY
20. OUTSOURCING
21. IMMIGRANTS TOO AFRAID OF BEING DETAINED BY I.C.E.
22. SHAMED BY SOCIAL MEDIA
Let me remind you, that Trump and Republicans believe rolling back regulations and austerity are the key factors to a strong economy and job market. The Republicans are not in control of the House of Representatives. The Democrats now control the House and will push for an agenda that Trump will likely oppose. Republicans in the Senate will continue to pass ridiculous laws that hurt the working class and middle class. They are already streamlining federal judges that could rollback years of progress.
Trump and Republicans believe that trickle down economics (i.e. free market capitalism) is helping Americans. Really, it's making people work harder and we're not seeing the benefits of it. So far private equity firms are buying corporations and piling on debt. These corporations can't sustain the debt and are forced to declare bankruptcy and eventually liquidation. Many of our nation's largest companies and start-ups have equity firms investing in them. When the firms want their money, they're going to get their money.
With Republicans trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, many of Trump's die hard supporters are going to get a culture shock when they find out their health coverage from their employer is terminated due to the coronavirus and states pulling out of the Healthcare Marketplace.
The Jobs and Tax Cut Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act has added trillions of dollars of debt to the economy. The results of the tax cuts haven't produced the stability. It's still considered a very unpopular law.
Trump is destroying the economy, causing uncertainty in world and is bring chaos wherever he lands.
There is nothing positive about him and the Republican Party.
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