Many panic buyers were CCP people who smuggled goods to China, either to resell domestically under excuse of donate or to reexport.
China's Supply Chain Domination: CCP Directed, U.S. Assisted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkBYeKAsbxg
Many panic buyers were CCP people who smuggled goods to China, either to resell domestically under excuse of donate or to reexport.
China's Supply Chain Domination: CCP Directed, U.S. Assisted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkBYeKAsbxg
Freedom - When people learn to embrace criticism about politicians, since politicians are just employees like you and me.
Trump will be tested *daily* since one of his military valets (close personal attendants) tested positive.
But testing doesn't make sense for the rest of the US. Even CDC guidelines are too restrictive. Wearing masks and social distancing is for schmucks.
This "War Time" president has given up the fight against covid-19, and designated low-wage workers as the "Warriors" who should sacrifice their lives for the sake of the larger economy, ie the financially privileged. Welcome to the United Corporations of America, folks!
Covfefe lol
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https://www.npr.org/2020/05/07/85171...id-19-patients
"As hospitals were overrun by coronavirus patients in other parts of the world, the Army Corps of Engineers mobilized in the U.S., hiring private contractors to build emergency field hospitals around the country.
The endeavor cost more than $660 million, according to an NPR analysis of federal spending records.
But nearly four months into the pandemic, most of these facilities haven't treated a single patient."
What a boondoggle.
It looks like governors are doing a bad job. Are they republican or democrat states?Originally Posted by Lewkowski
Freedom - When people learn to embrace criticism about politicians, since politicians are just employees like you and me.
If you think that's bad you should see how much the US military have spent on nuclear missiles that have never been fired.
That's a great response that made me smile.
However, the thing to note about those field hospitals is they were built when the probable severity of the pandemic was unknown, and today, it's WAY better to have field hospitals that were never needed, than to have a great need for field hospitals, but they simply are not there. There is absolutely nothing wrong, in this current reality, with having $600M in field hospitals that were never used. Unfortunately, it's the reverse of our testing capacity - we need a lot of it, but simply don't have it. if there were a way the Army could have built up our testing capacity, instead of field hospitals, there might be a legitimate complaint here.
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Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
Indeed. For context fiscal response to this has come to over $2 trillion and you're implying you have a concern with spending $0.0006 trillion of that on hospitals many of which have been needed.That's a great response that made me smile.
However, the thing to note about those field hospitals is they were built when the probable severity of the pandemic was unknown, and today, it's WAY better to have field hospitals that were never needed, than to have a great need for field hospitals, but they simply are not there. There is absolutely nothing wrong, in this current reality, with having $600M in field hospitals that were never used. Unfortunately, it's the reverse of our testing capacity - we need a lot of it, but simply don't have it. if there were a way the Army could have built up our testing capacity, instead of field hospitals, there might be a legitimate complaint here.
Just saw an interview with prominent epidemiologist Johan Giesecke, in which he said that Sweden's failure to protect frail institutionalized elderly was a consequence of nursing homes being staffed by large numbers of refugees and other asylum seekers who can't read Swedish. It is among the dumbest and most repugnant things I've heard from a prominent Swedish public figure this year. According to current estimates, roughly 40% of transmission occurs during the presymptomatic phase, and roughly 10% are asymptomatic (more or less) throughout the course of their illness. Swedish officials as well as nursing homes have taken an extremely relaxed stance wrt isolation, staffing routines and the use of PPE. What recommendations did the ministry put out in Swedish that would've eliminated pre- & asymptomatic transmission and that couldn't have been implemented more effectively through other means? Hey immigrants—stop going to work a few days before you feel sick! Despicable fucking moron.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
It's just a code for Lewk, a way of saying "see, the virus isn't as bad as all your librulz were saying." And as is usual for him, he completely misses basic facts by pretending that floor space was the actual problem being mentioned when talking about the risk of hospitals being overwhelmed.
Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"
There's little doubt it isn't as bad as many people were initially saying. I think it will be important for people to put blame/praise where it belongs - on individual governors. They have the power to do lock-downs or not. Red states get beat up all the time in the media for placing like South Dakota but strangely enough when blue states start lifting business restrictions all I hear is crickets.
This is an especially stupid thing to say in light of your stupid comments earlier in this thread.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
1) The covid-19 pandemic is worse than many people predicted.
2) You're not complaining about 'red states' like Ohio, which has some of the toughest state restrictions made by any Governor.
3) South Dakota is being criticized because its Governor refuses to recognize the Sioux Nation's sovereign nation treaty-protected status.
4) And you don't hear complaints when "blue" states lift business restrictions because it doesn't fit your anti-lib'rul mindset.
Dumbest editors in mainstream media.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Silver lining...
https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/09/k...r-coronavirus/
"“Just look at April — 80% of the people [Customs and Border Protection] apprehended at the border were returned back over the border in an average of under two hours. That’s astonishing,” Cuccinelli told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s “Arizona’s Morning News” on Friday.
He continued: “In the last six weeks, the Border Patrol has been implementing a health order rather than immigration law.”"
Yet the virus is running thru the WH, infecting military valets, press secretaries, and the Secret Service. It's also infected sailors on war ships and air craft carriers. The heads of CDC and FDA are in quarantine, along with Fauci. So much for health policy silver linings, huh. WTF is wrong with you?
Do you actually understand what the term silver lining means?
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UPDATE: The current UK alert level is 223060.7, which I believe means that all matter in the observable universe has been converted to covid-19 particles.
The light that once I thought compassion still casting shadows in your action
The words you shared were cold transactions that bring me to curse what you've done
When you're up there absorbed in greatness with such success you've grown complacent
I hope you scorch your many faces when you fly too close to the sun
ASK CHINA!!!! Google it.
Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
LOL Gogo that was very funny!
Blimey.
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When unemployment benefits are 3 times as generous as a minimum wage job, I don't expect those people to return to the job market until their 13 weeks are up.
Hope is the denial of reality
I don't understand that, but I think its optimistic to feel like there are 13 weeks to go until the job market stabilises.
The extra federal benefits expire after 13 weeks (though Pelosi is trying to add another half a year).
I'd just try to make people and small businesses "whole" again. Look at how much they made in the past half year and make up for any shortfalls in income/revenue they've suffered in the past few months. As much as I enjoyed receiving a $2400 check (which promptly went to vet and hospital bills), I didn't need the money. I'm still getting paid my normal salary. Won't be next year, but that's not a problem for short-term stimulus to address.
Hope is the denial of reality
Yeah the way unemployment benefits were done here was ridiculous. At *best* (and honestly not ideal for a variety of reasons) you should never get more than 100% income replacement.
Yeah, can't let anything highlight that poverty exploitation!
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Are you seriously suggesting people should be paid more in unemployment coverage than they would make when working? Can you not see the problems with this?
Nope, not at all what I said. But no one expects you to understand the alternative.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...s-us-by-state/
I like the way the data is presented here because it is in per capita numbers. It wouldn't be fair to compare how each governor did just by raw numbers as each state has a different population size but by doing a per capita review we can tell how effective each state was in handling the disease.
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