The Coronavirus, not the beer

chop2chip said:
This is an effective way to phrase a solution. I think more needs to be done to reimburse people for forcing them to stay home. And this should include all Americans from Jeff Bezos to Tincan Tony who sleeps on a park bench.

But the trade-off, is we need a way to measure this output otherwise you will explode your deficit without slowing the virus. Unfortunately, you get into a real dicey zone with freedom infringement once you start discussing location monitoring.
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I don't mind including social distancing in GDP. But whether it is counted in GDP or not won't change anything. The key is compensating people for it.

Imagine if during WWII all the workers were commandeered from their regular jobs and told to work in factories producing tanks and other war material. And those people were NOT paid. It would have been enormously damaging to the economy to not pay them.

I might add that this is a time when social cohesion is very important. If it starts breaking down as the period of lockdown gets longer all bets are off. We have to find a way to limit the hardship being suffered by ordinary Americans who are being asked to stay home. We can all help in some way.

One of the things I'm finding out is a lot of people don't have information that would help them. They don't know, for example, about the way unemployment benefits have been expanded. Some people don't even know how to apply. And this lack of basic information is increasing stress levels. Just sharing that information or helping them apply for benefits they are already eligible for can make a big difference.
 
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The assumptions were so bad early on would anyone be surprised if we dont even get 50k deaths?
 
thethe said:
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The assumptions were so bad early on would anyone be surprised if we dont even get 50k deaths?
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This is interesting. That model claims to be based on death rates and then it is back-calculating everything from there. If the number of cases is lower than projected, that means the ratio is actually tighter between cases/deaths, that would probably mean that the virus is actually more deadly.
 
Note the cases with no underlying conditions
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i really don't get why i have to note this

yes, we know if you are lucky enough to not have underlying issues, it isn't as deadly

it's a weird stance to keep going back to in a country that doesn't have healthcare that won't bankrupt people and guaranteed time/sick days off from work etc

if we had those things, we might could have kept more of the economy going if we could have kept only those susceptible etc but that's not how any of this works
 
The Chosen One said:
The way they have to talk to him is like bargaining with a 7 year old.

Ok I'll give you candy and we can go to the toy store if you clean your room and do your homework. Homework isn't done yet. Ok fine if I get you the candy and toy you have to clean up your room after ok?
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it's sad what we (as a country) have become
 
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this should prove reassuring to those concerned about the redistributive impact of COVID-19
 
nsacpi said:
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this should prove reassuring to those concerned about the redistributive impact of COVID-19
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I'm more interested in killing those that knew what china was like more than 40 years ago.
 
I would guess that people in the richer parts of the city are more easily able to get testing for a number of reasons, and the poors are gonna be more likely to wait until the symptoms are undeniable.
 
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