Coronavirus Coronavirus: In-Iowa General Discussion (Not Limited)
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Between teacher contracts and other factors, I would be shocked if they move the start date up.
Are you talking about the 2nd virus bill, or the coming 3rd or 4th (I'm losing track)? The latest one already ran out of money, and represented a stop gap at best. Good enough to overcome a shorter shutdown. Not good enough to weather a prolonged one, and certainly not a return for plague season, part 2.
Honestly, they have no idea how they are doing...lowest test number of all the European countries...blissfully ignorant.
Maybe we can get back to that once Congress funds the paycheck protection law they created, funded for a week, and then skipped town.
People aren't just some line item on a government spreadsheet.
I don't disagree with anything you said. I completely agree leaders need to take the best data available and make the best decision possible, which I think we both agree is a nearly impossible decision to make. The problems I see:
1. There's a failure in testing which makes good decision-making even more difficult.
2a. There are groups actively working to end mitigation strategies now, including those in positions of power for their own self-interests. Leaders should be actively encouraging people to stay at home, now. Saying people can't stay sheltered in place for months, therefore the mitigation strategies should be ended is completely counter-productive.
2b. Pushing the idea people can't endure under the current circumstances belie the real courage and determination humans have. Londoners existed under the conditions of the Blitz for how long? We can do a lot. The problem is people are only willing to sacrifice to a certain point. That's where our leaders should step in. Encouraging Americans to forge on for the greater good. Sacrifice is easier when its shared.
3. Countries that have had the greatest success combating the virus, generally speaking, have been more pro-active and have populations that have been more compliant, which makes it easier to ease mitigation strategies.
4. I have little confidence leaders in this country will be able to re-institute effective mitigation strategies, if the rate of infection begins to increase again .
My points:
1. We can really slow the spread of the virus. It's not a forgo conclusion X amount of people have to die. The question is a matter of individual sacrifice.
2. Talk of reducing mitigation strategies now is foolish;especially when we don't have the tools or the leadership to keep the virus contained in some lesser form of mitigation
Not even top 5. But I’ll stop there, fear mongers go hide in your basement until a vaccine comes out.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/
The supply chain issues are because the virus infected processing facilities. Reducing mitigation strategies would make that situation worse not better.
Once again, that depends on how long this goes on (and whether similar measures return. Our solutions usually amount to papering over real problems, but the underlying rot persists.
Completely agree. The real problems in the country have been around for years. This pandemic is just shining a light on them.
Not all of them are. The entire economy is filled with interdependencies that start to break down in situations where part of it is shuttered.
It will make for interesting and useful study for future emergencies. With the complete **** show that this one has been, we're lucky that the threat is only relatively dangerous.
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