Naked News, Tuesday July 14, 2020

Greetings, everyone, and happy ‘Seven Months to Valentine’s Day’! I’m Laura Desiree

And I’m EA. Okay, Laura, so I know L.A. is one of your many home bases, and you’re obviously good at staying in touch with people: how would you say Californians are doing with the pandemic relative to people here?

Well, here’s hoping Californians can find the sunny side of this news: the state is once again rolling back its reopening. Frankie’s in the naked newsroom with the details.

California Governor Gavin Newsom had to be the bearer of bad news on Monday, shutting down bars, and indoor dining statewide. He also ordered the closing of indoor operations for barbershops, malls, gyms, and places of worship in thirty counties which affects about eighty percent of California’s residents. The governor said the return of these restrictions was due to a rise in hospitalizations, adding “it’s incumbent upon all of us to recognize soberly that COVID-19 is not going away any time soon.” Harsh, but fair.

And because of the Coronavirus, the US government just had the highest monthly deficit in its history! The Treasury Department has reported that the deficit for June was EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR BILLION dollars! That’s higher than most ANNUAL deficits. And the reasons are pretty simple. Increased spending on coronavirus-related programs, and decreased tax revenue from rising unemployment and tax payments being delayed until July 15th. But regardless of how it happened, yikes!

Thankfully, several rich people have the solution… and it’s likely not what you think. The group Millionaires for Humanity has published an open letter, and this is the line that’s written in bold: “Today, we, the undersigned millionaires, ask our governments to raise taxes on people like us. Immediately. Substantially. Permanently.” The letter also notes that “the problems caused by, and revealed by, COVID-19 can’t be solved with charity”, and governments need to be responsible for raising the funds and spending them fairly. Signatories of note so far include Abigail Disney and Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s… and the list keeps growing!

Well, if it’s still active by the time I make my first million, I’ll happily sign on.

And I’ll happily watch you sign… but stay away from my money! See you in a bit Frankie! Moving on, what do you find is the worst part of wearing masks in public? Well, it seems some people hate the LOOK of masks and how it wrecks their personal style.

But it turns out that doesn’t HAVE to be the case! Tia’s up next with a look at a company offering a sharp new angle on face coverings!