The Coronavirus

[David Horn]

(05-04-2020, 03:02 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:

(05-04-2020, 10:42 AM)David Horn Wrote:

(05-03-2020, 04:50 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: Would you rather die by starving to death alone in your home while waiting for a cure or would you prefer to be shot while scavenging by a neighbor or prefer to have to REALLY beg for a living vs the easier cozy blue version of begging/self pity that you do from the seat of your pants like you do here. Financially speaking, I know Michigan wasn't even close to being in the same financial shape as Minnesota was in before COVID19 showed up.

You assume that without work, we all starve. That's only true if money to buy food is unavailable, and, as I noted earlier, money is fake anyway.  Did you get the fake money infusion to your bank account from the first stimulus bill?  We got ours.  That money didn't exist until it was delivered to our accounts. More can be on the way for as long as it takes. We'll put the economy back in place once the price of having it doesn't require people dying.

Who kills and processes the cow or pig or chicken or fish that you buy at the grocery store? A worker who makes money doing it. As a matter of fact, there is a paid worker involved in every aspect of food production. So, what happens when a significant portion of every day food consumption comes to a complete halt? You've seen the losses or temporary relief to keep everyone above water as liberals spout their mouth about people reminding liberals in government offices that TIME FUCKING MATTERS TO THEM. Do you know what you deserve, you don't deserve shit at this point.

I'm good, I'll go in on an extra cow with a neighbor or two and buy one from local cattle rancher who has more than usual and then have the local butcher carve it up like the old days. I told you that I'm familiar with exurban and the exurban lifestyle and you keep telling me that you have a hard time understanding and  fitting in with the locals . The  Exurban area is about twenty minutes away from my suburban home. My community has some exurban too but they only have horses and goats that they view as pets.

We may see a change in our diet, but an end to adequate food is unlikely in the extreme.  Will there have to be a reckoning?  Of course. We are being lead by a moron who firmly believes that wishing it so will make it happen.  In less than 6 months, that will be put to a test.  If, as a nation, we decide to rehire this clown and give him free reign, your worst case scenario might be possible, though I doubt it.  I have more faith in the collective wisdom of the American people than that.

So let's assume that the clown is fired along with his toadies in Congress.  Will policies change before January 20, 2021?  I think they will, because the surviving Republicans will have seen the handwriting on the wall, and will stop being obstructionists.  Again, if that doesn't happen, then the misery continues.  But the food supply won't just evaporate.  We'll make-do until the summer if necessary, but a real plan will then be in place, because real planners will be back in vogue.