islandtiger

[quote]Statistically negligible [/quote] To add some context to the number. An average of about 100,000 Americans died each year of WW2. Covid deaths have exceeded that in 6 months. But, of course, most of those were old fat people, so it doesn't matter....

[quote]We bought a quarter steer at $1.65/lb on the hoof and paid $100 for our share of the processing. ...Had to borrow freezer space for all the meat![/quote] We do the same: beef, lamb, pork from local producers. Humanely raised, family farms. Freezers are always full of meat but we pay abou...

[quote]But why should they spend their money when they can spend yours? [/quote] As has been pointed out countless times, most red states are net tax consumers and most blue states are net tax providers. The hate for California,one of the country's economic engines, is both ignorant and comic...

[quote]And many of them won't want higher taxes when they start making more money [/quote] Unfortunately, my generation (I am a boomer nearing retirement) has saddled younger generations with so much debt that tax increases and program cuts are inevitable. ...

[quote]hindsight’s 20:20.[/quote] Real leaders plan for the worst and hope for the best. At a minimum, they trust experts and the best available science and don't mislead the public....

Approx 4000 New Yorkers die each year from influenza...about 400 per month. The data cited were both the boroughs (2000 per year) and state (400 per month)....

[quote]if that requires a shooting war, then it’s now or never. [/quote] What in the hell is wrong with you?...

Father-in-law was give a choice of piloting bombers in Europe or dive bombers in the Pacific. He opted for the Pacific because he had more control over the mission. Shot up a few times, but never shot down. He was actually GHW Bush's flight commander and always noted that "George was shot down tw...

[quote]After 13 dead in a city of 11 million?[/quote] Leaders "prepare for the worst and hope for the best." US deaths yesterday: 223 with nearly 100 in NY. It will get worse before turning the corner....

[quote]f our leader took this seriously back in January we could have been testing people for about 2 months now and maybe not have the extreme measures of shutting everything down[/quote] Trump supporters will never believe this even though he wasted weeks calling it a hoax, a media conspiracy, ...