Texas is one of the few states that has started to reopen their economy. But despite this, few people are showing up to malls and restaurants.
The Domain mall in Austin, Texas, is open for business – unlike most of its 100 upscale shops – as the state entered its first work week of eased pandemic restrictions in the hopes of rekindling the economy.
A dozen or so people were strolling about the sprawling open-air shopping center Monday afternoon, with three seated on the patio of a Tex-Mex restaurant. Only one shopper wore a mask, and the loudest noises were from songbirds perched in the live oak trees along the deserted pedestrian thoroughfares.
“I’ve seen one customer today – they didn’t buy anything,” said Taylor Jund, who was keeping watch over an empty Chaser clothing store. “There’s absolutely no one coming around here.”
While protests across the United States demand state governments allow business to reopen and people to get back to work, the vast majority of Americans balk at relaxing stay-at-home orders too quickly, according to Reuters/Ipsos opinion polling.
Texas, Georgia and other southern states are leading the way in letting stay at home orders expire and gradually allowing people go about their business. But the early days of the opening in Texas show that many residents might want to stay home anyway.
“The cases of coronavirus aren’t really going down, so I suspect people aren’t comfortable going to malls or getting back to normal life,” David Tamayo said while sitting on a shaded bench with his girlfriend at The Domain, where he said they came to relax outdoors.
Restaurants, retail stores and malls in Texas are now allowed to open at 25% capacity in most areas. Stores in rural counties with five or fewer cases can operate at 50%. A second phase is planned for May 18 if infection rates decline.
Basically you have a combination of a few things.
A large portion of the population has fully bought into the idea that the doomsday virus is real and that they could die if they step outside of their house. These people are scared and won’t go shopping.
And then you have the fact that millions of people are now unemployed. So they have no discretionary income to shop even if they wanted.
The whole situation is an economic disaster. But it was worth it to save a few old and fat people I guess. That’s literally what the Jews and shitlibs on social media have been saying for the past six weeks.
The people who have championed this hoax and continue to do so are criminals of the highest order.
