Outbreak!
Just as the Cabinet meeting begins to break up, Carole looks up from her phone and announces that Public Radio has just announced that county- by-county results show a 10% increase in case load over the last three days. The entire team recommends issuing an immediate stay-at-home executive order. It will curtail case load, but it will be dramatically unpopular and could jeopardize your re-election chances. Your alternative is to monitor the situation, gather more data, and wait to see how things develop. What do you do?
Effects: case load increases by 50%, approval rating stays constant, economic impact neutral
Feedback: Staying the course is a safe bet applauded by Tom and Treasurer , but as case load increases, you wonder whether you made the right call.
Effects: case load increases by 50%, approval rating stays constant, economic impact neutral
Feedback: Staying the course is a safe bet applauded by Tom and Treasurer , but as case load increases, you wonder whether you made the right call.
Effects: case load decreased by 25%, approval rating drops by 3%, economic impact -3%
Feedback: It’s not popular, but you’re saving a lot of lives. Tom may never forgive you, and tens of thousands of people may lose their jobs over this, but you wouldn’t forgive yourself if you didn’t act.
Effects: case load decreased by 25%, approval rating drops by 3%, economic impact -3%
Feedback: It’s not popular, but you’re saving a lot of lives. Tom may never forgive you, and tens of thousands of people may lose their jobs over this, but you wouldn’t forgive yourself if you didn’t act.