Everyone wants the Federal Government to pay for everything and do it now. Where do people, local Governments, State Governments, etc think this money is going to come? Oh who cares if the Federal Government goes zillions of dollars in debt. I personally think we should let the Airlines, Cruise Companies, etc sink. They (and many other large companies) raked in Billions since the recession. They then used this cash to buy back their own shares and pay ridiculous amounts of money to their Executives and BOD. Time to Pay the Piper.
No, Everyone does not want Everything. I am a literal person, and I understand stress, but have to be annoying about harsh generalizations such as this. I apologize for that, but I could not let that stand as some kind of grand truth. We are all some mix of stress, fear, frustration and anger. Please feel free to jump on me when I inappropriately pop off, because I'm sure it will happen. We are all humans with loved ones and what we thought we had built for ourselves and our families in grave danger.
For me, airlines are critical infrastructure. We don't need All the airlines, we don't need All the duplicative routes. I don't think we should pick winners and losers, but we require air service. I'd like to see consolidation, but, people smarter than me need to noodle on what to do. I don't fly often, as little as possible, but that's my little life and my little choices. In this world, air travel is no longer a luxury, it is a need.
I have no idea why we would prioritize (non-American taxpaying) cruiselines or hotels. neither are critical. employees and owners in most industries will be hit, I don't see how these 2 are somehow more special. I am willing to listen to arguments on why they should be prioritized. Healthcare workers and food industries rank highest right now, imo. Every human needs both of these.
There is a drum beating on Capitol Hill to bail out The People. It is recognized that we held the bag in other bailouts and we are in deep doo doo, most all of us. Most anyone not a CEO or wealthy retired person is a big loser in this somehow. We are early to figuring this out, but it does seem that there are lobbyists for The People. We are that, too. contact your reps, tell them what you need. lobby their vote on bills of great interest to you. I think 1k to every American is a good idea right now, fast. Less than corp welfare.
Pretty much all of us are tumbling in some surreal blender right now, hoping to not be the hunk the blade catches. We are smart people, we can find solutions to help each other. Some of it is up to us as citizens, but plenty of it must come from our government, which has received payments from us for all our working lives, and after that, too, should we have anything to tax.