The coronavirus pandemic will almost certainly trigger a global economic recession , and the recession may have already started with major economies grinding to a standstill. The U.S. government has rapidly lurched from rather paltry containment measures last week to nearly full-blown lockdown orders at the state level, with restrictions multiplying each day. Similarly, the pressure in Washington to act on the economy is mounting, and politicians in both parties have shifted from circumscribed paid leave proposals, to a major economic stimulus package that could exceed $1 trillion. As mass quarantine grows, the Overton Window is shifting by the hour. Republicans in Congress have resisted the idea of paid leave. By Tuesday, the Trump administration was looking at around $850 billion in economic aid, but one that would rely heavily on tax credits or exemptions, plus industry-specific bailouts. That idea has received a ton of criticism because a payroll […]