re: Major overreaction by the government

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You'd rather it be the other way around?

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Decisions like these have been made throughout the course of human history. Just look at WWII alone.

We are jeopardizing an entire generation of people to try to save a handful. It's a tough call. I usually lean forward letting nature take its course though. Because usually the price paid up front will be steep, but less painful in the end than some governmental bumbling to attempt and maintain status quo.

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Decisions like these have been made throughout the course of human history. Just look at WWII alone.

We are jeopardizing an entire generation of people to try to save a handful. It's a tough call. I usually lean forward letting nature take its course though. Because usually the price paid up front will be steep, but less painful in the end than some governmental bumbling to attempt and maintain status quo.

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The problem is this: the ones in charge are the generation at risk, so they are the ones putting this shite in place.


Why are they in charge?


Because people think if you are older, you must know better.


Also: the generation in power goes out and votes at an extremely higher rate than younger generations. As is always the case.

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The problem is this: the ones in charge are the generation at risk, so they are the ones putting this shite in place.

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Yeah, that's always the case too.

And SFP's point about further concentrating wealth and resources is very valid as well.

But will there be a recession that extends beyond this period of time.



There's a lot of fear in the markets. Things will rocket up again as soon as the public believes this is behind us. The oil price war may prevent us from getting back to where we were initially, but the market is reacting HARD to this covid crisis. Do you believe that the market and general demand for goods and services will be less after this thing passes?

Y'all are acting like if they didn't shut things down then life would just continue as normal. The reality of the disease is going to assert itself regardless of what action we take. All we can try to control is how bad it's going to be. Look at what's happening in Italy right now. You think that could be happening here and everyone would just go about their business as usual? Everyone just ignores the collapse of our hospitals and medical staff and the economy hums along like normal? Get real.

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"Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

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By this logic, those ancestors never would have fought for anything other than themselves. There's no stronger way to give up your essential liberty than joined the military and dying.

Although it is a bit over reactionary people are not going to be ruined by this and stop being an over dramatic pussy. Yeah businesses will feel some pain and the markets will take a hit ,but we will be back soon enough. People can't handle change and adapt anymore.

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This is nothing but a ploy by Generation X to kill the Boomers and enslave the Millennials.

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frick. They're onto us.

Oh well. Whatever. Nevermind.

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This is like asking Americans to give up cars because of auto deaths, which we're about 100/day, give or take.

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The difference is that a car is not going to come into contact with hundreds of other cars a day with the potential to cause each of them to have a FATAL accident in two weeks.

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Decisions like these have been made throughout the course of human history. Just look at WWII alone.

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you are failing to remember that during WWII, there were curfews, rationing, liberties given up for the greater good and even Marshall law.

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The difference is that a car is not going to come into contact with hundreds of other cars a day with the potential to cause each of them to have a FATAL accident in two weeks.

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What's the fatality rate for COVID-19?