Why a Pandemic Budget Is Necessary

In a war like coronavirus, spending must first soar. We spend what it takes to save lives, even when we know such spending is unsustainable — because it’s the right thing to do.

Then the deficits arrive and spending must contract. New York is already preparing for the inevitable: aggressive cuts in non-essential services. San Francisco must do the same.

This is a big concern because cities can’t just borrow their way out of a deficit the way the federal government does. San Francisco needs to enact a pandemic budget.

Rosenfield said there isn’t enough data yet to determine if we’re headed for a limited or extended impact scenario. But in the best case we can expect “severe” losses through the summer. Otherwise, we could see losses the rest of the year with an extended recovery through 2021.

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