Ebola outbreak could devastate sectors of U.S. economy, warns Health Ranger
by Mike Adams
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, October 09, 2014
A surprisingly large number of sectors of the U.S. economy depend on what I call “public faith in the safety of crowds.” Tourism, commercial air travel, restaurants, sporting events and even public transportation all depends on the public believing that coming into close contact with other people is a relatively safe activity. (Which it is, for now…)
If that belief in the safety of crowds is shattered, the public’s unwillingness to risk their health and lives will lead to a rapid revenue implosion among numerous sectors of the economy.
This shattering of faith can happen literally overnight in local regions. For example, the “patient zero” announcement in Dallas, Texas already resulted in me personally hearing comments from people who delayed their plans to visit Dallas until the 21-day “observation” period passes for those who came into contact with Duncan. After all, they were power-washing Thomas Duncan’s vomit off the sidewalk in front of his apartment while pedestrians meandered by, and none of the sidewalk cleanup workers were wearing any protective gear whatsoever. (Has everybody suddenly forgotten that Ebola is a level-4 biohazard strain?)
Whether such concerns about visiting Dallas are rational or otherwise is beside the point: they are real concerns in the minds of the people, and it is the people who make all economic decisions. (Economics, ultimately, is the study of human behavior.)
World Bank warns about economic consequences of Ebola outbreaks
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