Flowchart For Beyond 2020

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you

If, Rudyard Kipling

[1] lockdown measures are typically accompanied by “welfare” programs.

sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/01/new-zealand-lockdown-led-to-biggest-spike-in-welfare-claims-in-modern-history

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canadas-trudeau-plans-sweeping-social-welfare-reform-sources-say

[2] relationship between debt and money printing

sources:

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/money/2020/05/12/coronavirushow-u-s-printing-dollars-save-economy-during-crisis-fed/3038117001/

[3] how much increase in debt, how much money printed in 2020 (largest economies)

sources:

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/money-supply-m1

https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/money-supply-m1

https://tradingeconomics.com/china/money-supply-m1

[4] taxing affects corporations’ profit

sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2018-taxes-some-of-americas-biggest-companies-paid-little-to-no-federal-income-tax-last-year/

[5] the wealth distribution of middle class, the poor. not as resistant to inflation as the rich

sources:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/composition-of-wealth/

[6] how to prevent inflation?

sources:

https://fee.org/articles/how-to-stop-inflation/

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/111314/what-methods-can-government-use-control-inflation.asp

interestingly, job loss controls inflation — more job loss?

[7] elite and large corporations getting breaks from the government

sources:

https://theintercept.com/2020/12/04/covid-irs-corporation-tax-refunds/

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/21/american-billionaires-got-434-billion-richer-during-the-pandemic.html

[8] Trump supporters are getting more violent

sources:

https://nypost.com/2020/12/12/violence-erupts-at-trump-rally-as-thousands-protest-election/

[9] Organizations on the left such as Antifa and BLM have been violent throughout the year

sources:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/what-is-antifa

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/portland-protesters-tear-down-statues-abraham-lincoln-theodore-roosevelt-n1242913

[10] Cryptocurrency being a hot topic, increase in its value

sources:

https://www.coinbase.com/price

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%2Fm%2F0vpj4_b&geo=US

[11] Gun sales are skyrocketing throughout the US

sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-sales-record-high-2020/

https://nypost.com/2020/10/30/us-gun-sales-reach-record-highs-in-2020-amid-covid-19-unrest/

[12] People move out of the cities since the lockdown. Exodus from New York

sources:

https://nypost.com/2020/08/11/new-yorkers-flee-nyc-in-droves/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/05/01/coronavirus-americans-flee-cities-suburbs/3045025001/

[13] Big corporations profit increased since the lockdown. Stocks are going up

sources:

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/winners-pandemic-economy-big-tech-lockdown-essentials-soar/story?id=72495436

[14] Online creators, OnlyFans profits, etc

sources:

https://bossip.com/1866281/hustle-by-any-means-onlyfans-reports-historic-growth-with-170k-new-users-a-day-as-unemployment-rises/

[15] Increase in cases of depression, mental illness, suicide in young people. Other age groups also affected.

sources:

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/depression-symptoms-3-times-higher-during-covid-19-lockdown

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-depression-anxiety-tripled-height-lockdown.html

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/lockdown-suicides-on-the-rise/