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[quote=Anonymous]Even the people expressing empathy for others on this thread are just directing it at white collar professionals like doctors and nurses. How out of touch are you people?! Do you understand how many children in this country depend on the free meals they get at school? How many parents live paycheck to paycheck and don’t have room in their weekly budget for 3 meals a day for their kids and now suddenly not only do they have to come up with food they also have to worry about accessing it because privilege people raided the stores? They must decide whether to leave young kids home alone or in questionable care situations so they can get to the types of jobs that you can’t telework or just lose their job altogether. Do you know how many people can’t even make that choice because they’re going to be let go because they work jobs that are dependent on people eating out, traveling, getting services etc? You’re home baking and playing legos and feeling sad for doctors and there are moms out there wondering how they’ll feed their kids and pay their rent.

NYC is trying to keep schools open as long as possible because more than 140,000 kids are homeless and have no where else to go during the day.

I’m also privileged enough to be home with my kids, my spouse has a job that allows telework and we have enough extra cash to stock up on groceries and supplies. Yet I’m still sick to my stomach over how many people are suffering—not just from the virus but from the very real impacts of the closures and economic realities of fighting that virus. [/quote]

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