Cure cannot be worse than the disease

Right.

The long term economic loss could be worse if we let the healthcare system get overrun.

uncle sammy wrote:

The disease primarily kills old white guys. That is why we are locked down.

prune his base ?

Agreed. People are idiots or they flunked basic algebra or something. If you just let things "get back to normal" you're quickly going to get tens of thousands of sick in every state. Are people going to just go shopping when there is a disease that could make them sick for upwards of 2 weeks and 40,000 people in their state have it.

Lives are ALWAYS more important than the Economy, even if the Economy Totally Collapses being that EVERY Country is in the same situation, The Countries that would be able to rise to the top of the World Again from scratch would be the Countries with people who are THE MOST

1. United

2. Motivated

3. Hard Working

4. Disciplined

5. Smart

6. Altruistic (Willing to sacrifice oneself for the ultimate good/goal)

7. Kind/Respectful of others

8. Willingness to sacrifice for long term goal.

Basically if every Country started from scratch The USA would rise to the Top again, Japan has these qualities as well to a lesser extent, so they would be Number 2 and other Countries with these traits would be towards the top as well.

What's the percentage of people that actually get sick from coronavirus? I'm seeing a lot of professional athletes who have/had corona and said they were asymptomatic. 56 yr old New Orleans Saints HC Sean Payton said he was much pretty asymptomatic with the exception of being extra tired. I had the seasonal flu this past January and rested two days the returning to training not yet 100%. So, maybe tens of thousands will get the virus but if you're asymptomatic or showing very mild symptoms - then why do these people get punished?

You can run from viruses but you can't hide from them.

There is no basic algebra in either of your posts- just paranoid musings and a refusal to acknowledge the cost of the course of action that you are proposing.

Grown ups who live in the real world should consider both the costs and benefits.

Cost-

Huge financial losses and unemployment.

Benefit-

Less stress for Doctors and nurses.

A lower percentage of really old people dying this year.

I don’t want to diminish the problems that would come with the healthcare system being overwhelmed. But, why would the economic impact necessarily be greater than 1918?

A World consumed by fear wrote:

What's the percentage of people that actually get sick from coronavirus? I'm seeing a lot of professional athletes who have/had corona and said they were asymptomatic. 56 yr old New Orleans Saints HC Sean Payton said he was much pretty asymptomatic with the exception of being extra tired. I had the seasonal flu this past January and rested two days the returning to training not yet 100%. So, maybe tens of thousands will get the virus but if you're asymptomatic or showing very mild symptoms - then why do these people get punished?

You can run from viruses but you can't hide from them.

All of that's fine. Say 10% get sick that have it (totally made up for this purpose)

We can deal with tens of thousands getting the virus in that case and just thousands getting sick.

But what if tens of millions get it and millions get sick?

Totally different story.

It seems very contagious.

douglas burke wrote:

1. United

2. Motivated

3. Hard Working

4. Disciplined

5. Smart

6. Altruistic (Willing to sacrifice oneself for the ultimate good/goal)

7. Kind/Respectful of others

8. Willingness to sacrifice for long term goal.

Basically if every Country started from scratch The USA would rise to the Top again.

Which of these qualities does the US currently possess? I can maybe see hardworking. 1, 4-8 are nonsense.

Sounds like a situation that would energize an economy, much like wartime.

Velocibuddha wrote:

There is no basic algebra in either of your posts- just paranoid musings and a refusal to acknowledge the cost of the course of action that you are proposing.

Grown ups who live in the real world should consider both the costs and benefits.

Cost-

Huge financial losses and unemployment.

Benefit-

Less stress for Doctors and nurses.

A lower percentage of really old people dying this year.

Cost-

Short term financial disruption.

No.

Benefit-

Functional healthcare system.

Less death.

Less devastating long term economic impact.

Armstronglivs wrote:

stop the insanity wrote:

Wrong! The shutdowns result in financial ruin for millions. Health problems due to financial ruin will easily surpass those from the actual virus.

The virus unchecked will kill hundreds of thousands in the US - possibly millions. And how many died as a result of the Great Depression?

Did you forget there was a Democrat in the White House during the Great Depression? Therefore, Nobody died then. And he wasn't ineffective, he was a brilliant leader!

uncle sammy wrote:

Sounds like a situation that would energize an economy, much like wartime.

The recovery from this would energize the economy.

But we can't even go out to eat right now, so that'll have to wait.

I think we may reinvent the economy a bit in this time.

Economic segments that don't require close human proximity will do well.

Sex robots sales will soar.

Major Hoople's wrote:

Velocibuddha wrote:

There is no basic algebra in either of your posts- just paranoid musings and a refusal to acknowledge the cost of the course of action that you are proposing.

Grown ups who live in the real world should consider both the costs and benefits.

Cost-

Huge financial losses and unemployment.

Benefit-

Less stress for Doctors and nurses.

A lower percentage of really old people dying this year.

Cost-

Short term financial disruption.

No.

Benefit-

Functional healthcare system.

Less death.

Less devastating long term economic impact.

Do you not have the ability to think?

Cost:

- Skyrocketing unemployment

- Increase in poverty

- Increase in suicide rates

- Increase in crime

- More people on welfare

- Less kids graduating from high school

- Less kids going to college

- High numbers of unreported domestic abuse

- Inability to be with loved ones as they are dying in the hospital

Do I need to go on for your small brain?

Do not worry, the Cure is one of the best out there!

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Major Hoople's wrote:

Velocibuddha wrote:

There is no basic algebra in either of your posts- just paranoid musings and a refusal to acknowledge the cost of the course of action that you are proposing.

Grown ups who live in the real world should consider both the costs and benefits.

Cost-

Huge financial losses and unemployment.

Benefit-

Less stress for Doctors and nurses.

A lower percentage of really old people dying this year.

Cost-

Short term financial disruption.

No.

Benefit-

Functional healthcare system.

Less death.

Less devastating long term economic impact.

This is entirely false or unproven.

The economy going down the tubes is a real thing.

The fact that my son was refused medical treatment in the face of a real emergency (because of social distancing) is a real thing.

Theoretically reducing deaths, magically improving the economy (by destroying it) are not necessarily real things.

stop the insanity wrote:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1241935285916782593?s=20

It always comes back to the same question......how much is a life worth?

stop the insanity wrote:

Wrong! The shutdowns result in financial ruin for millions. Health problems due to financial ruin will easily surpass those from the actual virus.

Wait until the dead starts piling up for the Under 50 age group ... You can run a country with dead people, but hey, what do I know. You morons think undead exists right? ahahahahahha

What is all the hub-bub about this novel Trump-virus? This has been totally under control for a month now per reliable sources....

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1232058127740174339?s=12