I just want my local clubs and bars open for business again

FTS
I hate being cooped up at home, especially when I'm still employed. It would be one thing if I had a long break from work, it would be like summer vacation. But, this is worse. I just go to work, go home, and stay home. Trump has said that there is pent up demand that will keep the economy going after the coronavirus is over, and he's kinda right; I do have a lot of pent up demand--but it won't benefit the US economy....

First chance I get after this coronavirus stuff is over, I'm spending a week in Tijuana. Or Montreal.

7 comments

  • rickdugan
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    4 years ago
    ===> "I do have a lot of pent up demand--but it won't benefit the US economy...."

    Sure it will. That it what spending does by increasing the velocity of money. She and the club will, in turn, spend your donations on other things, as will the people who they pay, and so forth and so on.
  • BabyDoc
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    4 years ago
    @rickdugan. I believe his point was that he will be spending his pent up demand cash outside of the US borders as will I when given the opportunity. In my case it has nothing to do with patriotism or lack there of but rather value of a dollar spent (and going home). I'll also get a better return than @FTS will as I'm going further a field than TJ or Monteal.
  • FTS
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    4 years ago
    @Rickdugan, BabyDoc is correct, my pent up demand will likely be satisfied outside of US borders. Of course, one could argue about the secondary and tertiary effects of my spending in TJ Hong Kong, but the primary effect will not be one that directly benefits the US.
  • RandomMember
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    4 years ago
    "after this coronavirus stuff is over,"
    _______
    How does one know when it's "over?" I'm waiting for reliable antibody testing.
  • BabyDoc
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    4 years ago
    Already available and in the field from Roche:

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/roche-hig…

    “It provides 99.8 percent specificity, which is greater than previously available antibody tests”
  • RandomMember
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    4 years ago
    Thanks. Ill check it out.
  • BabyDoc
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    4 years ago
    A colleague works here ( https://www.uchealth.org/today/high-qual… ) so I know you can drive south to get a reliable test which is readily available to the public.

    I'm sure there is something closer to you but I'm drinking right now and am not going to look for it for you.
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