It is past time to let America reopen from coronavirus.
As a result of our collective response to the coronavirus and government-mandated shutdowns, we've watched our favorite businesses and restaurants close doors over the past two months—many of them for good. We've watched our friends and neighbors lose everything. We've watched our communities crumble outside our living room windows while government bureaucrats tell us,"listen to us, we know best.
At a macro level, over 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment over the past seven weeks. We've lost more jobs in just that time than we created in the recovery from the Great Recession that began in 2010. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis estimates 20 million more will be unemployed by the end of the fiscal year's second quarter, culminating in a staggering 32.1 percent unemployment rate.
How many have developed, or will develop, mental health or substance abuse problems? We know that the unemployed are more than twice as likely to struggle with addiction. Studies have found a one percent increase in the unemployment rate could mean a three percent rise in opioid overdose deaths and a more than six percent rise in emergency room visits. In April, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration mental health hotline reported over a 1000 percent increase in calls.
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