Nershi wrote:I’m concerned the steps we are taking domestically and world wide to flatten the curve could lead to a global economic collapse. Seems to me that would be a worse outcome than our healthcare system being overwhelmed. We can’t legislate our way out of a broke economy.
I agree.
There comes a point the discussion around death rates with this has to look at it from the side of wildlife management, also: how many deaths are Additive or Compensatory.
Essentially: some portion of those dying would have died this year regardless.
Time to turn the National Guard armories into Covid-19 quarantine areas, or the shuttered high schools. Out here in Cake Eater Estates every high school has a second gym with some sort of rubber/epoxy floor (wood floors are bad for cleaning things off of). They've got showers, multiple toilets, high ceilings, ventilation and score boards to post how many people have recovered.
"Non-Essential Travel"- we're on what, day 3 of this. I'm already going effing nuts. I don't do well with things like "have to", "can't", etc. I don't disagree on the changes to the restaurant models, even though it's costing me about 90% of my personal revenue, or closing down the gym, but how effing far does it go? We have been planning to have painters in the house: quit that one, not essential. Okay, now there's 4 painters out of work for 4 days.
My mom has to move, movers are hired for next week. WTF we gonna do if the senior apartment complex shuts off anyone from the outside? A friend can already ONLY deliver her mom groceries, has to leave them outside at assisted living. That makes more sense, they get Covid they going to die.
