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Will the Delta Variant Shut Down the US Economy Again?

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Will the Delta Variant Shut Down the US Economy Again?
People enjoy the beach amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Huntington Beach, Calif., on April 25, 2020. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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People look at the steep rise in COVID infections and worry—some about their health but still more about their livelihoods, for some in authority have again begun to talk about lockdowns and quarantines.

Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
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