I belong to the Church of the Immune Herd. I don't necessarily want people to die but I want everyone to catch CV so we can move on and start recovering economically. The vast majority of deaths are of people who were not healthy to begin with. And I am CERTAIN, and it is detailed in this
LINK, that most deaths being recorded are of people that might have had CV at the time of death, but did NOT die from it! The wait for death is unnecessarily prolonged in many countries, especially the US. People need to accept their mortality. We need to return to the old days where the infirm would not be shipped to a "nursing home" to rot away, instead they would go home to be with family who would care for them. What type of life does a bed-ridden stroke or Alzheimer's patient (for example) in a nursing home have? Soylent Green, anyone?
There is far too much manic panic going on with the constant media coverage, particularly by the "weenie" stations like MSNBC, CNN and NPR. And far too many people "sheltering in place" watching that crap!
They have a "count-up window" of infections and deaths displayed on the screen at all times. I don't watch either network but my wife does and I happen to catch blips here and there and it is sheer misinformation, IMO. There is near continuous bashing of Trumpy over every little snafu, and I think he has done a reasonable job in handling it but I actually think he has gone TOO far. The media and Dumpos are making the most of this "crisis" and not letting it go to waste (or go away!
).
The worst thing about CV is the "Closing" that has been forced upon us. It has brought about severe unemployment with the promise of extra/extended benefits and no real directive or incentive for workers to leave their homes to go back to work. This sedentary life sponsored by the gov't will have far reaching physical and mental health effects under the guise of "we don't want you to get sick or get anyone sick". This is FAR TOO MUCH government control and the sheeple are willing but this Libertarian is NOT!
This is dastardly vote-buying at best... Paying companies to continue paying their workers when there is nothing for them to do is utter lunacy.
Closer to my home, we are self-employed and have not had any problems with suppliers and products or with customers paying. There was one metal supplier I stopped in because I was in the area on other biz, who had closed the "satellite" location I stopped at, with a sign saying "Due to blahblahblah, this location is closed. Please visit our store at...". And the early closing of home or hardware stores is very inconvenient for this night owl. The local ACE Hdwr is now closing at 5pm!
All these stores are claiming to close early to sanitize--I wouldn't be surprised if this became the new normal, even after CV. (rolleyes) I will be doing a stock order of hardware soon, and hope that nothing is out of stock because that would be even more inconvenient and COULD affect my business!
We are not eligible for unemployment nor food stamps but we certainly aren't making a killing, either. The bills keep coming, regardless. And we keep paying them. The wife wants to do the "prolong" the mortgage thing (I forget the term) but if it can be paid, I want to continue paying it. The gov't bribe, when we get it, will probably go towards the next property tax bill. Or a vehicle lift for my shop. My 17 and 19yo kids do not get a dime...
Did anyone ever consider there are things that are near impossible to keep sanitized? Such as paper and metal currency? Money is FILTHY and always has been... "Ok, we'll just use our debit card" but you still have to punch in your PIN on dirty buttons. Then there are door handles to the store and inside on the coolers. And what about a product a CV-carrier picks up and puts back like a bag of chips or candy bar then someone else picks it up. Or a gas pump handle. Or a toilet flush handle. Or sink knobs. I seriously doubt ANYONE is 100% or even 75% contagion free at the end of the day even after wearing the PPE and taking every precaution...
It is only a matter of time until the slip-n-fall lawyers start with the class action lawsuits.
I think there should be a blanket "Act of the Gods" legal determination on CV--no one is at fault or will ever be at fault aside from gross incompetence and negligence... Think of it: someone goes in to a hospital for a new knee (elective surgery) and they come down with CV but survive. They get a little flu or something then recover. Then they bring suit for the "emotional distress" getting the virus has caused them...