CNN Commentator Sally Kohn On Business Layoffs: “No one made them do that. They *chose* to do that.”

Read this Tweet from Sally Kohn, CNN contributor and political commentator.

All I can say is, what a moron!

https://twitter.com/sallykohn/status/1248238463327121408?s=20

She’s clearly does not understand economics.  Business owners do not have much of a choice when the government mandates they shut down.  They have been forced to close down.  This results in a loss of revenue.  Lack of revenue results in an  inability to make payroll and pay expenses.  Ultimately, a business is forced to make layoffs. I am by no means a math wizard, but none of this adds up in a way that allows businesses to sustain a payroll.

It’s also a pile of hogwash for Kohn to say CEOs/owners are not victims.  It is a lazy assertion that simply draws upon envy and class warfare.  Quite frankly, we are all victims of this virus right now.  The whole country is suffering.  Some are suffering more than others, but it is impacting us all.

Kohn doubled down after getting massive push back for her tweet.

https://twitter.com/sallykohn/status/1248245623905632261?s=20

https://twitter.com/sallykohn/status/1248246071274303490?s=20

I guess you just can’t fix stupid.  Forced closures, sooner or later, mean forced layoffs.