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Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:35 pm to OKtiger
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you fricking dolt
who the frick uses that term
are you British or just janoris jenkinsish?
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:35 pm to OKtiger
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The only way this situation would be made worse is doing nothing and letting the virus take its course. At that point, it would unequivocally tank the economy.
You think the virus could potentially take more people out of the workforce than actually taking everyone out of the workforce?
The reaction that is already put in place will in fact kill many small business and jobs
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:36 pm to OceanMan
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actually taking everyone out of the workforce
This is virtually impossible and isn't going to happen.
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:38 pm to LoneStarRanger
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This is out of hand. Tanking the economy is not the answer
Are they really telling us that
A. we are willing to tank the economy over a virus that most people can survive easily
B. They have exhausted all options other than tanking the economy?
I mean, this is America. Could we not build a bunch of temporary hospitals? Are we short of money to throw at the problem?
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:38 pm to TH03
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This is virtually impossible and isn't going to happen.
It’s an exaggeration I will grant you that.
My point is production will decrease by more, with measures that have and will be put in place over the next few days, than would if the virus ran its course.
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:40 pm to Centinel
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To most of us? Nothing.
To you? Sucks to be you.
I mean that seems to be the attitude you're taking to people who will be out of work and/or lose their jobs and businesses over this.
That's the biggest crock of shite I've ever heard. You realize the same point can be made to the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions in regards to death right??
"I wanna work at the office and exercise at muh gym.. Sucks to be you if you get this infection and you're hospitalized for the next month." Your job is not more important than public health. Besides, if infection gets out of hand, you'll truly be out of a job for a period of time longer than just a month
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:40 pm to WaydownSouth
I’m hoping that as testing becomes more available and the numbers drop on the death rate it’ll be determined that it’s worth the risk to get things moving again.
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:42 pm to Dr RC
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So... Trump's own medical advisory team is trying to tank the economy to harm Trump?
Trump is shutting down private restaurants and businesses? I haven't seen that yet.
The media will keep the hype train rolling as long as they can.
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:44 pm to Winston Cup
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I’m gonna lose my shite without sports and bars baw
That's tongue in cheek, but really, our "leaders" have unilaterally altered our way of life to prevent something that might or might not happen, and which many/most people would be willing to endure if they were presented a clear choice between it and losing their livelihood, pastimes, etc
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:46 pm to OceanMan
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You think the virus could potentially take more people out of the workforce than actually taking everyone out of the workforce?
Not what I think at all. It's much more complex than that. The general idea is that the higher the infection rate, the more restrictions will be put in place to prevent the infection from spreading further.
1 month at home with the ability to go get essential supplies is a much better scenario than being on complete lock down, with legal repercussions if you leave, for the next several months. That is a scenario that could happen if you let this virus spread by not having these precautions in place.
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:46 pm to OKtiger
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Your job is not more important than public health. Besides, if infection gets out of hand, you'll truly be out of a job for a period of time longer than just a month
Why do you say that letting the virus run its course would be worse than millions of Americans losing their livelihoods in an economy in which they are extremely unlikely to find another job?
How can that be true of a virus that most people can survive without medical intervention?
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:47 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Everything is being pushed because of the concept of limited medical capacity. We need to be ramping that up ASAP using military.
That's what's confusing here. We built a USPHS Field Hospital at LSU in ~18 hours after Katrina. Surely the same can be done if needed in our population centers to care for the non-critically ill.
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:48 pm to uway
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Could we not build a bunch of temporary hospitals? Are we short of money to throw at the problem?
Seems that not allocating money to prepare for something like this is certainly one of the reasons we're not as prepared to deal with it without such drastic measures.
But, I would guess it's mainly the same people now complaining about measures to prevent overwhelming our health care system who championed any politician that "saved" money by cutting those budgets before this occurred.
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:49 pm to OKtiger
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That's the biggest crock of shite I've ever heard. You realize the same point can be made to the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions in regards to death right??
"I wanna work at the office and exercise at muh gym.. Sucks to be you if you get this infection and you're hospitalized for the next month." Your job is not more important than public health. Besides, if infection gets out of hand, you'll truly be out of a job for a period of time longer than just a month
You are the biggest moron on this board. And that's saying something.
Basically save the .1% of the population most at risk of dying from ANY and EVERY infectious respiratory disease. Damn the 99.9% that need to make a living and pay bills.
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:51 pm to OceanMan
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My point is production will decrease by more, with measures that have and will be put in place over the next few days, than would if the virus ran its course.
And that is absolutely false.. At the very least, you shouldn't even think about experimenting with that idea. It would be infinitely worse if you did that.
There are two "I told ya so!" situations:
1) Do nothing and go along with your plan only for me to say, "I told ya so! The economy has now completely crumbled and the health care system has exhausted all resources attending to patients with COVID-19"
2) Take the proper preventative measures now that leaves people out of work temporarily that results in a lower amount of patients infected leading you to say, "I told you this was all a waste of time."
I'd much rather option 2
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:51 pm to OKtiger
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Your job is not more important than public health.
The two things can co-exist. And not just under self-quarantine.
There's also real data and examples of economic collapses causing major public health challenges.
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:51 pm to wm72
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Seems that not allocating money to prepare for something like this is certainly one of the reasons we're not as prepared to deal with it without such drastic measures.
You think monetary allocation is holding anything up here? Really?
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:52 pm to Winston Cup
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90% of which vote republican
So, you want them to die then?
Posted on 3/16/20 at 3:53 pm to WaydownSouth
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At what point will we determine that people being out of work is worse than the virus?
When it's too late and the damage is done. So now basically.
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