Published:
June 29, 2020
LBJ's Sherri Greenberg weighs in on the tension between safeguarding the economy and public health when the two are intertwined.
“You can have a mayor or county judge or governor say, ‘We’re open,’ but if people don’t feel safe, we’ve seen many of them will not partake in the economy,” said Greenberg, a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. “Others, because they’re older or may have underlying health conditions may say, ‘We’re open, but I think I should stay home.’”