Sates that are opening up the economy are extending this nightmare
WILLYSGOTAWOMAN
New Jersey
Texas has not even flattened the curve and they are opening up. Anyone have a reason why this is not going to create a spike in cases? When there's a spike things will shut down again and this will go on longer. I hope I'm wrong. But it seems so obvious I wouldn't even make the point except that states are opening up.
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At least most states aren't saying "back to normal tomorrow!" and are being gradual
Don't mind me. I just didn't want to feel left out of the drama queen panic posts. 😉
There’s good points to be made keeping things shut down. There’s good points to be made opening things up. Whether Texas is making a bad or good decision, I’m not going to get into anyone about it. But no, Texas isn’t *extending* the nightmare. It’s here whether we like it or not.
Well I guess all the leading scientific experts of about every developed country in the world were wrong - I can see @spice soon being part of Trump's CoronaVirus task-force and appearing at Trump's daily-briefings
I like that Texas is pro-business.
Let’s get back to work!
https://blogmaverick.com/2020/05/07/i-hi…
Apparently, businesses aren’t following sanitation rules 100%z This makes me suspect that lap dances have a good chance of being business as usual. And to boot, this was the first city in Texas to have a citywide shutdown and was also the place griping the hardest when shutdowns initially wasn’t imposed on the entire state. I could be wrong but it will be interesting to keep watching out for.
Time and time again it has been shown that a good # of people don't follow the rules, e.g. civilians following mask-and-distancing guidelines- I seen plenty of vids where they open something like a restaurant or park, and people are bunched-up and not wearing-masks - open and social-distancing will likely not work too-well either b/c of people's habits or people that just don't give a s***
DARK DAYS, BROTHERS, DARK DAYS.
Also -AFAIK many states have passed laws against evicting folks for not being able to make rent during the lockdown.
All the goody bag money is running out and we cannot afford another multi-trillion dollar package. Heck, we couldn't afford the one that has already been handed out. The federal payments for people not to work expire by the end of July and those stimulus checks were spent as quickly as they arrived by people who were behind on rent and utilities. The federal government is already borrowing so much money now that private borrowers are going to be crowded out of debt markets, which will further hamper the recovery. States are running out of money fast.
Time to find a different path, such as heightened protection of the vulnerable while letting letting this damned thing wash through the rest of the populace.
I've been trying to advocate for a Middle Way for a while. High risk people need to aggressively distance. Concerts and conferences are going to be bad ideas for a while. I do hope that contracting covid gives immunity. Waiting for a vaccine seems impractical
The state we should be looking at is FL..... they are opening up county by county based on numbers. It isn't a "free for all" it is caculated. We wont know for 3 weeks if it was good or bad idea. Same goes for Georgia and now Texas.
Now people say we shouldnt open up until a "vaccine".... do you know that the every year FLU vaccine only works about 60% of the time. So to wait for a "cure" will never come.
But we as a country are ready to start to open up at a case by case situation. Then control any "flair ups". In some states the spike in cases are actually pinpointed to a certain nursing home or meat packing plant. So when you see a state spike by 300 cases.... it could all come from one packing plant. It has happened in SD, MN, IA, etc.
We need to use the data not to strike fear but to make an accurate plan and shut down places where it is needed and open up places where it isn't needed.
I hope everyone stays safe and healthy.
‘let my people go’...
You do realize that the death toll of COVID 19 is much higher than the 2017-2018 flu season which killed 61,000 and was apparently the worst one we've had since 1967. And I don't need to mention that we are far from done with this thing.
Literally three seconds of research could've shown you that before you made yourself look like a retard. But I guess the next thing you'll say is "Ah those socialist governors are putting down every death as COVID 19 to keep you locked up in your home!"
The hospitals now have capacity, and things are improving. In NJ the majority of the dead are aged and many are in nursing homes.
It is imperative to open the economy to allow folks to run their small businesses. It’s not appropriate to keep everyone home in a free society.
We are better equipped and more knowledgeable now, and we can open things up a little each week.
Think about it - small businesses can’t put profits over safety. Who would go to a small restaurant if their patrons were getting sick from the virus? It’s the large corporations who will do that crazy shit.
One of the lessons coming out of this experience is to realize that most people put forward as experts are in reality third rate political hacks. I’m looking at you Doctor Fauci ! Thirty years thriving in a government bureaucracy does make one wise. Just the opposite.
About 50% of the people I saw were wearing masks. Open up restaurants at least 50%, wear masks if you are in the high risk group. Let's all get back to work.