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re: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ***W.H.O. DECLARES A GLOBAL PANDEMIC***
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:21 am to Douglas Quaid
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:21 am to Douglas Quaid
Venezuela here we come.
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Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:22 am to Douglas Quaid
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More can and probably will be printed.
Hyperinflation, yay!
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:24 am to SabiDojo
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Don’t be too hard on yourself. It’s no worse than every statistician in this thread who keeps moving the goal posts on when we become Italy.
I'm not trying to be that guy. That number is the high end and then there is the low end.
My point is we simply don't know.
And again, i would think/hope the administration is modeling both scenarios and making decisions based on those models.
Maybe they aren't but it's keeping me sane thinking so.
And trust me, I'm fully in the terrified camp of what this does to our economy. Not denying that at all but I'm not going to sit here and spout off like I know what the best path forward is and that the one we're on is wrong with some kind of certainty.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:24 am to STLhog
member when some people said "spain is the next Italy" and some MENSA posters here laughed?
I member
Coronavirus patients spotted lying on floor at overrun Madrid hospital
I member
Coronavirus patients spotted lying on floor at overrun Madrid hospital
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:24 am to STLhog
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Not arguing this but you don't think they're weighing this and modeling it?
Maybe not with this administration but fahk i would hope they are.
Hypothetical, choose 1 of these extremes:
Extreme 1: A soulless robot is in charge and makes the most pragmatic decision, it re-opens everything, culls the herd of the weak and those that are "takers" (social security/medicare), and lets the economy explode in record fashion.
Extreme 2: Shut down everything and have MRE bread lines to attempt to save everyone from getting COVID19 and essentially dissolve the economy as we know it over the course of 4-6 months.
If given the choice, I choose #1
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:26 am to Douglas Quaid
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More can and probably will be printed.
Hello....stagflation.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:26 am to STLhog
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My point is we simply don't know.
That is the issue.
But people here are all of a sudden infectious disease experts that know everything.
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And trust me, I'm fully in the terrified camp of what this does to our economy.
I am as well. As a small business owner that has shut it down, even though I am listed as essential.
This post was edited on 3/23/20 at 9:28 am
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:29 am to shawnlsu
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That is the issue.
But people here are all of a sudden infectious disease experts that know everything
Not panicking over the unknown is a positive thing.
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I am as well. As a small business owner that has shut it down, even though I am listed as essential.
What a terrible decision, if true. Like I said, not panicking over the unknown is a positive.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:32 am to RB10
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Not panicking over the unknown is a positive thing.
So is not being dumb about it and doing what the actual experts are pleading with us to do.
This post was edited on 3/23/20 at 9:33 am
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:32 am to TheCaterpillar
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If given the choice, I choose #1
I'm not necessarily against that either but but let's be realistic. Given current state, you simply can't just take that kind of purely "pragmatic" approach as a politician.
If nothing changes case wise in the next 2-3 weeks, with little stopping of the spread, they will likely change their strategy.
The economy isn't going to dissolve in that time span. You're a smart guy, you know this. There is government cheese to manage 2-3 weeks of slowdown. 100% in your camp if we're talking months but not weeks.
It will be super shitty, especially where we live, but a correction was likely coming anyway in some form.
And if anything, for those of us with cash (thank you bonus), its a big time buy opportunity and potentially lots of real estate downside.
I also say this with a job that is nearly 100% insulated from this unless there is a total catastrophe so I realize I have some bias here. Those in the service industry, real estate, finance etc obviously have a different perspective.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:33 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Hello....stagflation
That's the real concern.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:33 am to STLhog
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STLhog
Thank God there are still some level headed people here.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:33 am to shawnlsu
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So is not being dumb about it and doing what the actual experts are pleading with us to do
Voluntarily closing your small business that has been declared essential is the opposite of not being dumb.
In fact, the government is asking businesses like this to remain open so society can continue to function. Instead, you're apparently in your house with all of the cracks and crevices duct taped closed.
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Thank God there are still some level headed people here.
This post was edited on 3/23/20 at 9:37 am
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:37 am to RB10
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Voluntarily closing your small business that has declared essential is the opposite of not being dumb.
If the government or my biggest customer, a school board, calls with a critical need, I will respond. Its not that I am completely cut off, just not open.
I also have enough 99% alcohol to disinfect all tools and equipment before and after they are used.
Like STL, I may be a little biased. My company and family are safe because we planned ahead and have enough to get us through for quite some time
This post was edited on 3/23/20 at 9:39 am
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:39 am to shawnlsu
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Like STL, I may be a little biased. My company and family are safe because we planned ahead and have enough to get us through for quite some time
So doomsday preppers are the one's telling us all the apocalypse has arrived?
There's a shocker.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:44 am to Tiguar
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member when some people said "spain is the next Italy" and some MENSA posters here laughed?
The US is the next Italy
Washington is the next Italy
Louisiana is the next Italy
UK is the next Italy
France is the next Italy
Spain is the next Italy
Germany is the next Italy
New York is the next Italy
“I told y’all. Heh heh. I was right!!!1!”
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:50 am to STLhog
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Venezuela here we come
Yep. Corona has pushed us much further along the socialism path than Bernie ever would have.
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:51 am to Tiguar
Tiguar how are your patients doing? Medicine is hopeful??
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:52 am to ctiger69
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Worldwide Flu deaths= 500,000
Worldwide Coronavirus deaths= 15,000
Not even close even on a bigger scale.
FLU>>>>Coronavirus
Now do WW COVID19 cases vs. Flu Cases
Then explain why COVID19 cases won't eventually match or surpass Flu cases.
Thanks
Posted on 3/23/20 at 9:53 am to rds dc
By how many will it surpass flu cases
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