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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-02-20 Public Comment - P. SImmons - Wear a maskFrom:Pat Simmons To:Agenda Subject:FW: Wear a mask! Date:Thursday, July 2, 2020 3:14:09 PM Attachments:image001.png See the sentence below about Goldman Sachs talking about how much money would be saved for the economy if people wear masks. Pat Pat Simmons psimmons100@gmail.com From: Mike Phelan, Progress America <progress@progressamerica.us> Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 1:18 PM To: psimmons100@gmail.com Subject: Wear a mask! Governors and mayors are afraid of the anti-mask scaremongering campaign, ginned up by billionaires to make it seem like there are huge numbers of people who want to be cannon fodder to protect billionaires' portfolios. There aren't. Tell State & Local Governments: "Masks are essential to re-opening local economies while preventing the spread of COVID-19. Employers must keep their workers and customers safe, and require masks!" ADD YOUR NAME Patricia, Masks save lives. It’s that simple. But instead of taking actions for public health, Donald Trump wants another culture war. So Republicans turned mask-wearing into a partisan issue. 50,000 Americans were newly diagnosed with COVID yesterday―a new record. We need science, not more culture wars. The resurgence of COVID in America came a few weeks after Memorial Day, when Americans relaxed their quarantines and went out to party without masks. With more COVID hot spots than ever in the country, the 4th of July could be magnitudes worse. The virus isn’t going away on its own. We need state and local governments to take the lead and mandate masks! North Carolina, California, Nevada, Rhode Island, New York, Delaware, Connecticut, New Mexico, Illinois and Washington state all have mask mandates already. And cities like Columbus, OH, Phoenix, AZ, and Jacksonville, FL have taken action in defiance of their state governments. But governors and mayors are afraid of the anti-mask scaremongering campaign, ginned up by billionaires to make it seem like there are huge numbers of people who want to be cannon fodder to protect billionaires' portfolios. There aren't. Even Goldman Sachs is in favor of a Mask mandate. Personally, I’m into mask wearing because it saves lives. But whatever gets you there, Goldman. SIGN NOW: We need masks! Thanks, Mike Phelan Progress America Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, pleaseclick here.