The Coronavirus

[David Horn]

(05-02-2020, 01:14 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: Science takes time. Politicians take time. Bureaucratic establishments take time. Systems take time to adjust. While all that time is being taken, the entire money related  system is losing money hand over fist. The State of Minnesota is about 5 billion in the hole or short as far as TAX REVENUES with no end in sight as far as the virus goes right now.

Look, I'm going to write something really radical: money is fake. Nothing in society actually creates money except the Federal Reserve and that's just electronic transfers from out of the ether. The one and only function money serves in society: it's a transaction lubricant. It allows you, in the HVAC business, to buy groceries, rent a movie and pay for your kid's college, without having to set up a messy barter system. And savings? That's just a reserve for future spending.

Classic-Xer Wrote:We have a portion of the workforce out there working and interacting with people/customers and placing themselves at risk as we speak. In short, the shit ain't going away for years and the shit has most likely been around for longer than a month and a half. That's where we are at in my opinion. I think I probably already had it back in late December/early January. I'll let you know for sure whenever the tests that our governor and his team keeps telling us about as being here then telling us why it isn't here yet and then telling us it should be here in a week then extending it being here for another week or two and then extending it another month or so. The job of a doctor or nurse is to advise not dictate. The job of a scientist is to advise not dictate. The job of Democratic politician living of the wealth and success of an American based nation is to lead not follow and not speak to me while in a room with reporters and members of his team without wearing masks themselves. It's hypocritical and sends the wrong message and hurts themselves in the process.

A lot of brick-bats here, but most poorly aimed. Yes, we have people on the front lines with too little support -- medical and financial. Whose fault is that? Blaming Democrats is absurd, when the GOP is leading the charge for doing all the wrong things -- including Trump's explicit support of armed militia groups to "reopen the economy". Note: this is exactly what happened in 1918 too. It didn't go well then, and isn't likely to go well now.