Joe Rogan explains why LA shutdown could be a disaster JRE \/ Wikimedia CommonsLos Angeles is now effectively in lockdown, alongside a number of other US cities, and Joe Rogan thinks that given the population and levels of poverty, it could spell disaster for many residents. With almost 40 million people in the state of California, Rogan believes that the strains on both individuals and institutions could be massive, especially if the global health situation continues to worsen. Always discussing current affairs on his massively popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the UFC commentator weighed in on the ongoing difficulties facing the country, alongside his guest, retired Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf. \u201cMy concern is that these decisions are being made by politicians and that they want to do this so they can be re-elected. They don\u2019t want people to be upset at them for not acting,\u201d Rogan starts. He continues, that while he recognizes the importance of the steps being taken, there is a lack of clarity on how the situation will eventually be resolved. Rogan was particularly concerned for the \u201cstaggering\u201d number of people who will be left in debt. \u201cThe amount of people who live check-to-check, it\u2019s crazy, it\u2019s like half of America [\u2026] so already, most Americans are f**ked, just with this dip, and they\u2019re talking about extending this [shutdown] until April 19.\u201d \u201cI just don\u2019t know if they have a plan,\u201d Rogan continued, \u201chow do you help those folks?\u201d Stumpf explained that in his home state of Montana, he has been quite impressed by how the school system has dealt with the crisis. But this did little to put Rogan\u2019s mind at ease, because Montana is a large state, but only has a population of just over a million, compared to California\u2019s 40. \u201cCalifornia is 40 million f**king people, in this one spot, it\u2019s so preposterous, and there\u2019s so much poverty,\u201d Rogan concludes. \u201cThere are so many people who are barely hanging on as it is, and now they\u2019re off the cliff and they don\u2019t know what to do. There\u2019s no real protection to stop them being evicted, I don\u2019t believe. \u201d Stumpf hopes that the nation will buy into a \u201csocial contract\u201d, focusing on the wellbeing of all, rather than each individual looking out for themselves. But Rogan is concerned that as a nation, the US has no experience with a crisis causing a shutdown for so long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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