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How COVID-19 Lockdowns Destroy Small Businesses, Aggravate Income Inequality

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How COVID-19 Lockdowns Destroy Small Businesses, Aggravate Income Inequality
A normally busy Main Street is deserted as the small businesses that line the business district remain closed after the governor instituted a shelter-in-place order in an attempt to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in Rockton, Ill., on March 24, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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A new study shows that COVID-19 lockdowns have hurt the economy, sharpened inequality, and disproportionately harmed minorities and the poor.
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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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