'We can't shut down the economy again,' Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says as fears of a 2nd wave of COVID-19 mount
From businessinsider.com
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Thursday that another economic shutdown would harm the US, even in the event of a second wave of COVID-19 cases. "We can't shut down the economy again," Mnuchin said during an interview with CNBC. "I think we've learned that if you shut down the economy, you're going to create more damage." That damage goes beyond economic fallout, extending to "medical problems and everything else that get put on hold," he said. "I think it was very prudent what the president did," Mnuchin said, "but I think we've learned a lot." Fears have mounted that a second wave of coronavirus cases ...
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