Political Coffee 4-2-20

Record unemployment numbers today: 6.6m new claims including OR, though its hard to get through: https://www.koin.com/news/health/coronavirus/busy-signals-oregonians-struggle-to-file-for-unemployment/

Snitch line is getting lots of calls: bureaucrats deciding what is price gouging? Higher prices lead to less hording?  https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/04/complaints-flood-oregons-new-coronavirus-price-gouging-hotline.html

How Oregon dealt with Spanish flu: wasn’t as bad as other places sort of like today https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/04/complaints-flood-oregons-new-coronavirus-price-gouging-hotline.html

Have we over reacted or is it about right? https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/460507-374513-strong-evidence-seen-that-oregons-coronavirus-restrictions-are-working-pwoff

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