Pandemic is crippling the u. S. Economy. Retail sales plunged in march, the biggest monthovermonth decline since they started keeping records in 1992. There is widespread pushback today to the president s decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization during a pandemic, pushback from democrats, from the u. N. , even the founder of microsoft bill gates tweeted the world needs the w. H. O. Now more than ever. A day before the governor of california talked about a plan to reopen the state, l. A. County reported its largest death toll so far, 48 souls. Some americans woke up to desperately needed Economic Relief as the first electronic stimulus payments went out this morning. Those waiting for paper checks will get an added bonus in the memo section, even if it has held up some of those checks. The president s signature added at his suggestion. Hell put his name on everything except for the delayed response. The president made it abundantly clear, he wants to restart the economy