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Robert Upndown

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There are only two arguments in this Covid - 19 scenario; those that believe the hype, social media especially, and those that don't. Those that believe, in all honesty, are acting a little bit bat shit crazy and those that don't believe the hype tend to ignore the ridiculous amount of bullshit information on the internet and stick to the facts.

I'm not saying this isn't serious, because it absolutely is. But it's not the end of the world. Pay attention, be rational. How many of you on this board went out and bought a crazy amount of toilet paper, can goods, meat, water and pasta? Like I said batshit crazy!

The damage to the economy is going to far outweigh any damage from the virus when all is said and done. So be rational, think long and hard before you accept something as being a fact. Don't ignore the obvious precautions, but don't over blow the risks.

I hope all of you, your family and friends come out the other end of this healthy and able to carry on. It is going to be a bleak few months for us all, if not longer.

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BobbyMcgee

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I'm not saying this isn't serious, because it absolutely is. But it's not the end of the world. Pay attention, be rational. How many of you on this board went out and bought a crazy amount of toilet paper, can goods, meat, water and pasta? Like I said batshit crazy!

bob, one word for you and you ought to ask people in N. Italy for its definition, because whether you believe it or not it’s coming.

QUARANTINE
 
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Miss Hunter

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The reality of the situation is this virus will likely be around for awhile. Much longer than most people seem to realize.
 
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and what about Zeka, nobody talks about that anymore. There's no way they fixed that.
Seriously though, this one is bad, especailly for the elderly. The end of the day your health is far more important than the economy.
 
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Miss Hunter

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johnnydepth said:
and what about Zeka, nobody talks about that anymore. There's no way they fixed that.
Seriously though, this one is bad, especailly for the elderly. The end of the day your health is far more important than the economy.
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The state of the economy also has an effect on the state of peoples health. The two are, to a great extent, intertwined.

A few things to take into consideration,

Stress weakens the immune system. Stress also can set off mental illness in people who are susceptible. Suicide rates increase significantly at times of economic hardship.

If the economy gets shut down for an extended period of time how are people expected to feed their families? People in poverty have much higher rates of both physical and mental illnesses.
 
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Miss Hunter

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I do understand the seriousness of this virus and the damage its causing. I was a nurse in my former career. I do have formal eduction in regards to infectious diseases.

But, I'm also old enough to remember what the 1987 crash did to my family's economic situation at the time. It wasn't pretty. I also remember 2008. That wasn't a great time either. Economically speaking, 2020 is an entirely different beast.
 
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Miss Hunter

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Stress related to finances is what killed my father a few years ago. He had a heart attack.

And not too long before this he was working a good job and my parents were doing pretty well, and they were always very careful with their spending. Then a completely unexpected event happed that pretty much wiped them out.
 
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Miss Hunter said:
Stress related to finances is what killed my father a few years ago. He had a heart attack.

And not too long before this he was working a good job and my parents were doing pretty well, and they were always very careful with their spending. Then a completely unexpected event happed that pretty much wiped them out.
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I am so sorry to hear that. That is heart breaking.
 
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BobbyMcgee said:
I'm not saying this isn't serious, because it absolutely is. But it's not the end of the world. Pay attention, be rational. How many of you on this board went out and bought a crazy amount of toilet paper, can goods, meat, water and pasta? Like I said batshit crazy!

bob, one word for you and you ought to ask people in N. Italy for its definition, because whether you believe it or not it’s coming.

QUARANTINE
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Italy has one of the oldest populations in the world, 1st or 2nd I believe, which is the worst affected part of the population

we aren't anywhere near their level of old people, believe they are around 26%, we're around 16%

it also affects smokers worse, again, we don't have the rates of smokers that Italy has
 
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Hugh Jass

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Every day governments at all levels keep ramping up the closings. Its going to leave a lot of people out of work for a very long time and then what when their money runs out. There is a very large proportion of the population that barely can meet their rent month to month and I dont see the banks/credit companies lowering their exorbitant interest rates as people have to switch to their credit cards to survive when their cash supplies run out. A few months from now could the cure for the corona virus be worse than the disease itself? Could society actually turn to anarchy as those with no money to feed their families just decide to take it from those who have by force? Americans are buying guns at an all time record level and Im sure that we are not far behind.

Just putting this out there. We've always taken civilization for granted but could this lead to a total breakdown if it goes on too long. I just dont trust our current leaders in any of the parties to have the solutions.
 
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Hugh Jass

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I understand but if you hear the government is trying to help people by providing help with money.
Read news,
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And how long can they continue to do that after the way they managed our money during good times? Were you paying attention over the last 4 years?

Read news.
 
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