What's Your Thoughts on the US Economy?

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Sara: I'm hopeful, and i'm always going to be bullish on america. When you look at the the fear, it feels like this was the week of peak fear. People oppted into staying home or taking their kids out of two weeks ago,. Then san francisco, a, los angeles, new york and then california. But still no national, sort of a a edict to stay home. If obama was president, ran ou, do you think he would have just immediately said, this is going to be a national stay at home kond of situation? It sounded like he didn't want to take a leadership position, maybe on

1:04 Jason intros Alex Wilhelm & Sarah Cannon
5:00 COVID-19: Where are we now?
10:12 Have would Obama have handled this situation? What are the proper next steps?
15:29 Sarah lays out her economic stimulus plan
20:29 How much has the political landscape changed over the last few months?
22:08 How would a stimulus plan work in practice?
24:36 What will change about the gig economy and healthcare coverage?
28:35 Will the average American citizen's perspective on the world change?
33:23 Alex shares his thoughts on the media's handling of COVID-19, and what Twitter's role has been during the crisis
45:09 Jason's theory on what we should do differently next time around, and it is applicable in America?
50:08 What is the endgame of COVID-19? How long will it last and how bad will it get?
1:00:42 Chances of civil unrest/chaos? Are testing incentives the best way to bend the curve?
1:10:14 Thoughts on WeWork/SoftBank news & why Sarah didn't invest
1:13:22 How Sarah is advising her portfolio companies during COVID-19, benefits of overcapitalization
1:18:42 Durability of SaaS revenue during a recession