Some spread thoughts on Biden's period as president
With Joe Biden about to become president in the US, some thoughts on challenges and what to expect - in my subjective opinion. Covid-19 The pandemic will be a headache. Biden takes over a nation where the virus runs wild, with 400.000 documented deaths and the number of people with long term negative health effects probably ranging in the millions. All of which will hit the economy in different ways, all of them negative. Even if managing to speed up the vaccination procedures, expect at least 400.000 more dead under Biden. When a virus is running wild, prevention is difficult. Preventive measures may slow the spread a bit, and some stopping power is better than none, but at this stage it will be like using coke bottles to stop a flood. Biden's political opponents will of course hammer away as the death toll continues to rise, and accusations unfounded in fact and logic on the pandemic will be an ongoing feature of Biden's presidency. Expect the Republicans to take back the sen...