The Economic & Emotional Damage of Shutdowns & Restrictions
Catastrophic Impact Across America
State and local edicts have closed or limited operations of businesses, schools, places of worship and a vast array of after-school activities including sports, bands, choirs clubs, etc .
The economic and financial consequences have been devastating. So has the emotional impact on both adults and children who are socially isolated by government policies.
The sections below include links to dozens of reports, studies and analysis of these issues.
The Economy
• A Study by the Foundation for Economic Education find that lockdowns are the biggest factor in destroying economy. (February 4, 2021)
The Devastating Economic Impact of Covid-19 Shutdowns. That's the title of a study by the American Institute for Economic Research. (October 2020)
WHO (World Health Organization) official urges world leaders to stop using lockdowns as primary virus control method. (Washington Examiner. October 10, 2020)
• WHO warns of damage by lasting lockdowns. (NY Post. October 11, 2020)
• Lockdowns worse than Virus. (The Federalist. June 16, 2020)
• Shutdowns could kill more than the China Virus (Real Clear Politics. April 13, 2020)
Small Business
• Government edicts have been devastating to small business. "While several prominent business advocacy groups told the Daily Caller News Foundation that lawmakers have successfully enacted small business-friendly policies since the spring, "the coronavirus pandemic has led to roughly a third of U.S. small businesses to close in 2020, according to Harvard University’s Economic Tracker. (January 2021.
•Lockdowns hurting small business. Daily Caller (December 17, 2020.)
• 85% of small businesses need Federal Funds to survive. Daily Caller (Dec. 8, 2020)
Link to Poll results. (Dec 8, 2020)
• National Federation of Independent Business Analysis. pdf (Jan 28, 2021)
• Virus Impact causes dramatic drop in small businesses. National Bureau of Economic Research. pdf ( June 2020)
Restaurants
• Restaurant Jobs remain well below pre-virus levels. (National Restaurant Association Feb 5, 2021)
• Economic Outlook for restaurants (National Restaurant Association. January 25, 2021)
• National Restaurant Survey. (Dec 8, 2020)
• National Restaurant Association letter to Congress. (Dec 7, 2020)
• Analysis from National Restaurant Association Chief Economist (Dec 7, 2020)
• 42 States lost restaurant jobs in December 2020. (NRA January 28, 2021)
• Economic Impact. USC Study. (Report in Insurance Journal. Dec 14, 2020)
•Economic Impact. (National Center for Biotechnology Information. June 15, 2020)
Hotels
• Impact on Hotels. Northstar Meetings Group. Feb 5, 2021
• Impact on Hotels. Hotel News Now Nov 25, 2020
• Impact on Hotels. Marketwatch August 31, 2020
• State of Hotel Industry. pdf Jan 21, 2021 American Hotel & Lodging Association
• Hotels in Trouble. Survey by AHLA. November 2020
• Hotels in Trouble. Survey April 2020
• Hotels in Trouble. Sept. 29, 2020 Hospitality Consultants
• Hotels in Trouble. Multiple stories/Links Sept. 2020. Hotel News Resource
Mental Health
• Mental Health. KFF report. Kaiser Family Foundation. (Feb 10, 2021)
• Mental Health Implications of shutdowns. Feb 10, 2021
• The mental health crisis CNN (August 13, 2020)
• More deaths from suicide than China Virus according to top federal medical official at the Centers for Disease Control. (RedState )
• Stress from the Virus will kill more people than the disease itself according to this study which analyzed studies by a variety of organizations. Washington Examiner Report (May 2020)
• Mayo Clinic advice on coping with stress of Pandemic. October 15, 2020
• Coping with Stress_advice from CDC (Jan 22, 2021)
Suicides and Youth
• Suicides and mental health issues. Kids, Teens. WAPO Nov 23, 2020
• Deaths of Despair. CBS May 8, 2020
• Suicidal Behavior. Teens. Dec 16, 2021
• Youth Suicide. By an liberal education group. Oct 4, 2020
• Punch to the Gut. Teen suicide. in California. Education Week. June 19, 2020
• Football star dies in apparent suicide. January 2021
Children, School and Sports
• Pediatrician urges early re-opening of schools. May 14, 2020.
• Emotional Impact. includes children and special needs. NCIB Aug 24, 2020
• Emotional Impact. Kids. OC Register Sept 10, 2020Item 38 Impact on Education. Links to a variety of articles.
• Virus shutdown takes toll on routine health care for low income kids. New4Jax (September 24, 2020)
• Virus shutdown takes toll on routine health care for low income kids PBS Sept 23, 2020