Coronavirus spending should shield vulnerable from the young, says former CEA chairman

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A former senior White House economist says coronavirus aid packages should make money available for home care, Medicare, and quarantine rooms in hotels to separate high-risk, elderly populations from younger members of the workforce.

Thomas Philipson, who stood down last month as acting chairman of President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, said the key to economic recovery is fitting fiscal policy to public health strategy.

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