Regarding your editorial “Government vs. Private Covid Layoffs” (Sept. 9): Your opposition to aid for state and local governments is at odds with the views of noted economists on both sides of the aisle who have made abundantly clear that failure to deliver aid to local governments will create a serious drag on our economy. Current and former Federal Reserve chairs, including Jerome Powell and Ben Bernanke, have said the failure to address strained local budgets will further stall our efforts to recover from the current downturn....

Source: Wall Street Journal September 20, 2020 17:15 UTC