Originally Posted by
honedright
I'd say that the virus has had no impact on the economy. It is just a very tiny RNA strand enclosed by a protein capsule. Not even really a living (by most definitions of "living") thing. It don't care a hoot about human economies.
What has affected the economy is our, primarily our elected representatives, reaction to the virus. What short term, and long term, economic, educational, and social effects that result from our handling of the pandemic is yet to be determined.
My regret is that our descendants may be damning us eternally for the effects, that they will inherit, due to our pandemic policies and decisions of today.