Trump has really changed his stance on this virus in the last 24 hours

or just maybe they have access to more information about this than we do?

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or just maybe they have access to more information about this than we do?

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Or he made the decision that a bad economy looks worse for him in a re-election year than a high body count.

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Its ridiculous to shut down the country. Just another pussification of America.

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Why I'm glad you idiots aren't running things.

Sicboy, a few things

1) trump has zero control over state and city shutdowns, so it is irrelevant what he thinks or says.

2) he has said repeatedly that he will listen to fauci et al when evaluating decisions going forward

3) stop acting like the economy is some separate entity from people’s lives. Bad economic downturns increase drug and alcohol consumption, and increase suicide rates

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He is starting to realize that the financial consequences are a lot more dire than the actual virus itself.

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Hell, the media blasted him for putting the economy before people's health 3 weeks ago. He hasn't changed his mind, he has returned to his original opinion which was correct.

Trump isn’t basing anything off of data or science. This is him just chewing at the bit because his hands are tied. He’s sidelined. 4-5 months of shutdown coming.

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He’s sidelined. 4-5 months of shutdown coming.

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You must be higher than me. Congrats.

Thank the Lord! But he’s got an uphill battle the mothers and pussys aren’t going to put little Jaida and Jackson “at risk”

Look, this is a hard choice for all.

I have a brother who has congestive heart failure. He can live a nice long life with it. However, if he gets the corona virus, he'd probably die. He's 53 and other than his genetic heart condition, he's in pretty good shape. Right now, like the rest of his firm, he's working from home.

If we don't combat the corona virus NOW, people will just keep spreading it around (with many getting it multiple times and subject to multiple 14-21 day quarantines) for years.

People like my brother and the elderly will be required to work from home. Will firms and companies be required to retain these people? Will they be subject to the protections of the ADA?

These are hard questions and I don't believe that there is any "right" answer.

One thing I hate seeing is economist talk. As someone who studied economics, those idiots are specialized in one thing, just like doctors. We shouldn't be basing anything off one person, but a collection - which is what Trump is doing. He knows he cant be focused on one thing.