several illnesses can cause a fever and rash, so still talk to your pediatrician, and if there is a case within your kids school, avoid excluding or blaming that child, based on fear or stigma for their illness. and finally, wash your hands, clean and disinfect surfaces. these are all easy steps we can take to keep ourselves healthy. jim and poppy in. good reminder as always. thank you for that reality check on this and the impact on kids. there is a new study painting a picture of the long-term economic impact of the covid pandemic. the brookings institution found as many as 4 million americans suffering from long covid have not been able to go back to work. that totals an estimated $168 billion for them in lost earnings. the study estimates about 16 million working age americans have what is known as long covid which can cause a variety of symptoms from fatigue to brain fog to even trouble breathing.
million to 4 million people are out of work because of covid. that s a significant number, even if you take the midpoint, 3 million. that s almost 2% of the entire u.s. civilian labor force. brookings estimates that the absence of these workers is translating to the loss of $168 billion in lost earnings a year, $168 billion. no wonder why so many sectors are dealing with a shortage of workers. think about restaurants, transportation, education, factories, hotels. all of them have a lot of unfilled jobs. this is something that impacts all of us because the lack of workers is contributing to the worst inflation we ve seen in 40 years. listen, i had some of the brain fog when i had covid. luckily it was just for a couple days. we re still learning more about the impact of long covid. matt egan, thanks for breaking it down. thank you. abortion access will be more difficult for millions of women
passengers. they ask why they paid, and most they asked for i.d. to issue a warning and 76% said they didn t have any. they asked for identity and race, kept them on as long as they want to. what we are seeing is seattle is using the guise of equity and social justice for law. what you get as higher crime, you get more of the cities, including portland, dallas, and denver, he should issued heavy fines. some board members applaud the lack enforcement. forked over $168 billion from this system. it s got to be safe, secure, reliable, sustainable. otherwise, it s the biggest waste of money we ve ever seen. they offered no solution,
paid and most say no. they ask for i.d. to issue a warning, 76% say they don t have any. they ask the scofflaw s gender identity and race and then let them ride on as long as they want. what wee are seeing here in seattle is the systematic decriminalization of everything all the way from recovery to failure to register as a sex offender and using the guise much equity and social justice so there isn t any enforcements of law what you get is higher crime and you get more fare evasion. other cities, including portland, dallas, and denver issue hefty fines to fair fare evaders some board members applaud the lack of enforcement. one says taxpayers who are forked over $168 billion for this system are getting ripped off. it s got to be safe, secure, and reliable and sustainable. otherwise, it s the biggest waste of money we have ever seen. sound transit leaders offered no solutions to get the relatively few people who
larger problem. what we re seeing here in seattle is the systematic decrimelization of everything from fare recovery to failure to register as a sex offender and using the guise of equity in social justice so there is no enforcement of law. what you get is higher crime and you get more fare evasion. so who is paying? well, taxpayers to the tune of $168 billion so far for this light rail system increasingly paying for those who won t. bill. bill: wow, remarkable stuff. good luck in seattle, dan. dan springer in the pacific northwest. dana: starting today actor johnny depp suing his ex wife claiming she defamed him in 2019 at the height of the #metoo movement. jury selection is getting underway today. heather hanson.