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Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:22 pm to Bonkers119
We've got around 4k dead in this country. It is heartbreaking, but many of these people were already on death's doorstep for reasons wholly unrelated to the Covid. No one is suggesting it is not serious. But to put it in medical terms, a treatment or cure that destroys the patient in the effort to stop the virus is no good. Some of the measures being bandied about are going to destroy this country as we know it. To answer your question, it is going to get a hell of a lot worse than it currently is to justify these measures.
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:23 pm to Bonkers119
quote:No it isn’t.
The current worldwide fatality rate is at 4.8%.
:facepalm:
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:23 pm to Bonkers119
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How many deaths with it take before people realize how serious this is?
More than what the final tally will ultimately end up being. When the dust settles, I doubt there will be 50,000 total deaths in the United States and won't be surprised if there are less than 20,000 from this virus.
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:24 pm to herbstreit4
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It will recover. Relax!
You have a better chance of getting hit by a car than having fatal complications from Covid. Relax!
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:24 pm to herbstreit4
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It will recover. Relax! Unless you are planning on retirement in the next couple years you have no need to worry. This shite 2will pass soon enough
People will lose their businesses and jobs that they may not get back. I wish those of you who harp on the very worst scenarios for the virus would not simultaneously understate the economic harm being done.
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:25 pm to herbstreit4
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Sorry you're poor. Maybe you can start a GoFundMe to pay your rent until July? My parents both in their early 70s are and good health but obviously at risk due to age. To me its worth missing a few paychecks to see my kids graduate school.
Centinal is not poor
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:25 pm to Centinel
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Sorry your family is unhealthy
Nope..just older parents that I care about. Carry on
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:25 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Mo Jeaux
NYC baw (or bro)? How you been holding up?
Working from home? I’m at the office this week it’s been a very weird walk every morning
This post was edited on 3/31/20 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:26 pm to Mo Jeaux
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I wish those of you who harp on the very worst scenarios for the virus would not simultaneously understate the economic harm being done.
I guarantee every single one of them have a job of some sort that will not be affected. Government and/or healthcare or something that feeds off of those two.
And if that's not the case, their tune will be changing very, very fast when they're laid off.
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:26 pm to Bonkers119
fricking Quarentine Kim over here
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:27 pm to herbstreit4
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Nope..just older parents that I care about. Carry on
I bet you think your logic is rock solid and mine makes no sense, right?
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:27 pm to herbstreit4
I’m sure you’d hate to see the market like it is if you were about to retire.
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:27 pm to Centinel
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I guarantee every single one of them have a job of some sort that will not be affected. Government and/or healthcare or something that feeds off of those two.
And if that's not the case, their tune will be changing very, very fast when they're laid off.
Woah. My job is fine and I don’t think we should be bowing down to this
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:28 pm to I Bleed Garnet
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NYC baw (or bro)? How you been holding up?
Working from home? I’m at the office this week it’s been a very weird walk every morning
Hey. Just realized you're up here. You're still going in to the office? I'm actually working from home in NJ. I hear from people in the city that it's kind of surreal.
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:28 pm to herbstreit4
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It will recover. Relax!
Why don't you tell that to the families of those who will end up committing suicide over this? I'm sure they will appreciate your sentiments.
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:28 pm to Mo Jeaux
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People will lose their businesses and jobs that they may not get back. I wish those of you who harp on the very worst scenarios for the virus would not simultaneously understate the economic harm being done.
how successful can a restaurant owner be if many of his essential personal is sick? Who wants to eat a steak from an infected chef or have their food severed by an infected waiter? I really don't think you guys are thinking this thru. Sure most young adults will only develop flu like symptoms but are we forgetting that we also do not allow those same folks to work if they have those symptoms? add to that this virus being much more contagious than the normal flu and thats just asking for trouble.
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:29 pm to The_Duke
The people at risk know who they are
Obviously, there are exceptions, but people die during routine surgery.
I’m not against waiting out the peak of this before resuming normal life, but cancelling the rest of the year is insanity.
Obviously, there are exceptions, but people die during routine surgery.
I’m not against waiting out the peak of this before resuming normal life, but cancelling the rest of the year is insanity.
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:29 pm to CaptainsWafer
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I’m sure you’d hate to see the market like it is if you were about to retire.
Hopefully if you’re in your 70s your 401k has been collecting long enough that it shouldn’t be that much of an issue (probably what 40-50 years?)
Posted on 3/31/20 at 5:30 pm to herbstreit4
Old people and people with underlying health issues that make them high risk would still be free to self quarantine themselves.
Let 75% of the population who aren't high risk get back to work and go about their lives and keep the economy afloat while the 25% or so who are high risk can stay home.
Let 75% of the population who aren't high risk get back to work and go about their lives and keep the economy afloat while the 25% or so who are high risk can stay home.
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