Wheneconomistslookbackonthepandemic, I expectthey'llconcludetheCongress's actionsaverted a lotofsuffering.
Butmoremustbedone.
Economistsdon't alwaysagree, but I thinkthereis a consensusnowwithoutfurtheraction, werisk a longer, morepainfulrecessionnowandlongertermscarringoftheeconomylater, thepandemichascausedwidespreaddevastation.