Astro wrote:
I believe you may be suffering from metropolitan area bias. What may be needed for metropolitan areas like Atlanta and its suburbs is not the same for rural GA (same with other states). I live in a town of a little over 20,000 and other than not letting students come back from Spring Break (we draw from all 50 states and around 50 countries) and public schools finishing the year out online everything is pretty much the same (few exceptions like gyms, barbers, sit down dining, but those should change soon). Now the mayors in major cities may need different guidelines. I would not be surprised if most of the communities in GA agree with the governor. Also, not surprised if the mayors of cities like Atlanta want to provide stricter guidelines. So basically, if you live in a metropolitan area you think things should be locked down, and if in a rural area you feel like the lock down is the media tail wagging the dog. Probably why we have governors to make state wide decisions, and mayors to make decisions for their local area. Generally the more local decisions can be made the better.max.patch wrote:
She probably would have. It would be hard to do worse.Trillium wrote:
And I daresay, that Abrams would have managed the response to the pandemic better.
The mayors say that they were not consulted by the governor before his announcement. The mayor of Albany -- the hardest hit area in the state -- said he learned about it when he saw it on TV.
I can't find the link now, but I read yesterday that the mayors do not have the ability for their cities to "opt out" of the openings. It's state wide; no exceptions.
edit to add: It doesn't matter if you're metro or rural -- it's impossible to maintain "social distancing" if you're getting a haircut, a massage, a tattoo, or a manicure.
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