Kolek planning to go pro
Johns Hopkins Data Chart U.S. and European Union:https://twitter.com/StevenTDennis/status/1282442536305426432?s=19
Trump just Retweeted Chuck Woolery (yea game show host Chuck Woolery) saying the CDC is lying about everything.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/upshot/coronavirus-response-fax-machines.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=curPublic health officials in Houston are struggling to keep up with one of the nation’s largest coronavirus outbreaks. They are desperate to trace cases and quarantine patients before they spread the virus to others. But first, they must negotiate with the office fax machine.The machine at the Harris County Public Health department in Houston recently became overwhelmed when one laboratory sent a large batch of test results, spraying hundreds of pages all over the floor.
I don’t know how it’s possible to defend any of this.
Even if the administration is right about their lack of fault back in January, February and March (and they're not), what is their excuse for May, June and July?
It’s crazy to think if he listened to experts and we had a controlled re-open with masks, the economy is probably roaring back and his re-election is very likely.
I think at this point a decent segment of society just doesn't care. Someone asked very early in this thread that we may have to ask how much of the economy do we give up to save lives. I think a fair bit of people in the US can deal with 250,000 deaths as long as 1% of GDP is saved.
I know you know this, but that's just a false choice. The best way to fix the GDP is to get the virus under control.It's like if you have a leak in your house that stains your drywall. Sure you can paint over the drywall, but unless you fix the leak, the wall will continue to stain.
Not necessarily disagreeing but their argument goes like this....1. If you try to ensure not a single person dies, things are so restrictive that the economy goes into Great Depression territory2. If you don't care at all how many die, the economy gets hit but not as bad as #1.It appears that a large segment in society thinks it is better to be closer to #2 than #1.
These are both false choices and have been from the start.Countries that have enacted strict measures to protect lives have not spiraled into Great Depression territory. Countries that have taken laissez faire approaches haven't seen their economies significantly less impacted than their neighbors with stricter lockdowns.
I have probably have not stated their arguments concisely or correctly as I should. Bottom line it seems like people are choosing between economy versus lives at this point.
California becomes the first state to head back toward stay-at-home mode. Not totally there yet, but with the broader restrictions in counties that make up 80% of the population, they're awfully close.Amid surging cases, California imposes a sweeping rollback of its reopening planshttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/world/coronavirus-updates.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage#link-1acfaa7fWith cases surging in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced one of the most sweeping rollbacks of any state’s reopening plans, saying Monday that he would move to close indoor operations statewide for restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos and card rooms, and bars would be forced to close all operations.And the governor said that in at least 30 of the hardest counties, business would be forced to close indoor operations for fitness centers, places of worship, non-critical offices, hair salons and barbershops and malls. Roughly 80 percent of the state’s population lives in the affected counties, Mr. Newsom said.---------------So essentially back to essential services only for the vast majority of California's population.
The designation of who/what is "essential" and what isn't, is a joke.That said, we should be paying essential workers like they're essential. Not barely above poverty.
Yeah, it's been fun to see some businesses complain about not being able to hire people because unemployment is too generous. Apparently paying people $15 an hour to do "essential" work during a pandemic is beyond the pale.