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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo
Whats everyone's thoughts on how long this will run before we're back to society as normal pre COVID-19?
I'm calling June 2021 before we're back to no restrictions and society as normal.
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Depends on what you call normal. Unemployment predicted to hit 9% even after the lockdown is lifted. How long it stays that high is up to the govt; if they throw enough money at the problem it will go away. Big tax cuts and lots of govt spending will always produce a boom. Produces lots of govt debt too but just pretend that doesn't matter. Worked for DJT.
Airlines say 2 years at least before they are back to pre-covid levels. C ruise lines may be the same. Some countries may not let you get a visa unless you have a vaccination certificate. It used to be like that in a lot of places years ago. So a return to normal there depends on when we get an effective vaccine and get a few billion people vaccinated. Same for big crowds at stadiums, just produce your vaccination certificate to get in.
I don't believe Aussies will stop buying Chinese crap. Locally made goods can't compete on price so that will be back to normal as soon as we go back to shopping.