Have any other nation’s citizens pushed back at stay-at-home orders more than Americans?

As with thousands of others, I was/am furloughed from my job.

Many of those protesting and not respecting orders are also furloughed.

Look, sir, let's make this clear... I'm a poor American and probably even poorer than you. Last year, I made $18,500. Yep.

But I'm a poor American who respects laws and rules in my country.

Why?

I've had periods where I've made less.

I've experienced a bankruptcy.

But what I learned from that was NOT to overextend because the ceiling and floor could drop.

So i follow orders. I commit a large portion of unemployment to my bills and helping family members because every bit helps. I buy only what I need and I do what I can to help my family, other Americans, and myself safe.

Nice grandstanding, pops, but you misjudged your guy.

Well, you obviously value following orders and rules to a degree I don't. Good for you. I personally think our government has given me myriad reasons for lack of trust.

And good on you for your thriftiness. But to suggest that all those who are facing severe economic hardship because of shuttered businesses are guilty of overextending themselves is prideful. "If others were as responsible and thrifty as I, no one would be arguing for re-opening the economy."

Nope.

This is not just about me or you or the deli across the street.

Look, I had my foolish years where I thought that life would always prosper. Then I experienced a period where I didn't have a job, creditors were calling daily and I had no solution.

Then the bottom fell out and I drifted from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 quickly. My lawyer wasn't even present on the day of the Chapter 7 hearing and I still was granted because my case was so cut and dried.

This was in 2000.

It is 2020 now, and let me say this. Had business owners settled for an accord rather than an expedition....

Had business owners settled for a suzuki instead of a Harley....

Had business owners settled for modest living instead of keeping up with the Joneses, we might have a different overlook.

But let's be honest, when getting was good, when loans were available, people took them.

Those of us who stayed meager, stayed meager. But we didn't overextend.

We didn't incur the loans or payments or extra fringe....Congress' extra $600 per week is enough to make rent in a lot of places. $1200/wk for double income.

What happened there?

It's worth noting that in Missouri, they reported no Coronavirus deaths today.

Or in real news, we can say that 124 new cases and 1 death was reported.

I checked.

CDC just released new study that found corona virus is likely being passed through the air in poo particles originating in the anal region of infected subjects. The Viral poo particles themselves are making their way into the air via gastro intestinal bursts or toots in laymans. They will soon be implementing a strict but not enforced diaper rule in public. You heard it hear her first. Don’t pay attention. Everything will be okay.

Stoppit Smith wrote:

As with thousands of others, I was/am furloughed from my job.

Many of those protesting and not respecting orders are also furloughed.

Look, sir, let's make this clear... I'm a poor American and probably even poorer than you. Last year, I made $18,500. Yep.

But I'm a poor American who respects laws and rules in my country.

Why?

I've had periods where I've made less.

I've experienced a bankruptcy.

Now all of your posts in this thread make sense. You're making bank with the unemployment bonus. Don't want that cash cow to dry up so keep spreading the fear and hoping the lockdowns continue. That's the only way for daddy to extend those sweet $600/week checks through the rest of 2020.

Ben Franklin wrote:

I think Norway is a wonderful place and has done a great job providing a safe life and good economy for its 5 million citizens. However:

I would however love to see how Norway would do having 330,000,000 citizens, with a large portion on unemployment.

Norway is an ethnically homogeneous country. How would they do being the most diverse country in the world?

The US takes in over 1 million new legal immigrants per year, what is Norway's immigration policy? If a woman illegally enters Norway and has a baby, does the baby have birthright citizenship? Do the parents get to stay as residents since their child is a citizen?

Let's see how Norway would fare under some of the policies that the democrats want: Open borders, free healthcare for illegal immigrants, free college for illegal immigrants.

Quit bringing relevant variables into the binary world of american hating covid-fatalists. You either agree with their myopic view, or your an idiot not worthy of opinion.

Stoppet Smith, I applaud you for trying but these guys doesn't want their opinion to change. They are angry, clueless and doesn't understand cause and effect. If they had simply been smart from the beginning it would all be over way faster. "FREEEDOM" oh how silly you sound here from a continent with actual freedom. You are slaves to a corrupt "capitalistic" system.

But what do I know, just sitting here with blood on my hands in Norway fascinated that you're more interested in your personal interest than the common good.

Lol immigrants caused COVID.

It only takes a few posts for people to drop pretenses.