Bailouts are a necessary evil to maintain a lifestyle many Americans consider their right. Most boomers, millennials, and Gen Xers have never experienced soup lines and extreme suffering. This pandemic is not Republican or Democratic. It is simply reminding us that 1929 can occur again. Moreover, it will be ordinary everyday Americans who will conquer COVID-19, not politicians or talking heads on TV. While the elites in D.C. waste time on polemical banter, we Americans must help each other, be nice to one another, and pray that Alexa does not learn to print money for our beloved snowflakes.
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Letter: Bailouts are necessary evil
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