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overloading the health service

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Here, in the U.S., 90% or more of the system is not overloaded.

In my state, for example: while every parish has infections, the bulk of infections is in Orleans parish, specifically in New Orleans. There, medical services are taxed; here, three hours away, services are not taxed. Reporting, and our own lousy governor, would have have everyone believe Louisiana as a whole in in dire straits when this is not the case.

Governor Nipple Ring in New York does much the same, casting his state as plague-ridden when the hot spot is the city.

In short: my governor, NY's governor, are both lookin' to lay claim to as big a share of federal dollars as possible. Worst case pays off bigger than not-worst case.

But, as I say, no gives a crap, so I'm just rantin' to myself.
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Can we be all - touchy-feely - so long as we are not touching an American?

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Sure.
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Re: Johns Hopkins

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Sculptor wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:18 am
commonsense wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:45 pm I believe that the septa-, octa- and nonagenarians have enough disposable income that they are needed as consumers.
This is utterly irrelevant.
When they die their wealth does not disappear, it goes to their younger relative who are more likely to spend it unleashing stimulus.
I agree and said as much in the sentences following what you highlighted. The comment is relevant when read in the context of what followed it.
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Re: Coronavirus Craziness

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attofishpi wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:25 pm ...

We have both heard that Americans are REALLY BAD carriers...
you heard wrong...

Spanish armada? nope

English fleet? nope

Japanese fleet? nope

American carriers rule the oceans

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Re: Coronavirus Craziness

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Impenitent wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:57 pm
attofishpi wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:25 pm ...

We have both heard that Americans are REALLY BAD carriers...
you heard wrong...

Spanish armada? nope

English fleet? nope

Japanese fleet? nope

American carriers rule the oceans

-Imp
Maybe those carriers can carry the half a million confirmed cases and dump them in the sea?
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Re: Johns Hopkins

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commonsense wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:29 pm
Sculptor wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:18 am
commonsense wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:45 pm I believe that the septa-, octa- and nonagenarians have enough disposable income that they are needed as consumers.
This is utterly irrelevant.
When they die their wealth does not disappear, it goes to their younger relative who are more likely to spend it unleashing stimulus.
I agree and said as much in the sentences following what you highlighted. The comment is relevant when read in the context of what followed it.
Furthermore, the heirs would not have money to unleash a stimulus if their parents had not accumulated the money first. Again, not irrelevant.
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Re: overloading the health service

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henry quirk wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:03 pm Here, in the U.S., 90% or more of the system is not overloaded.

In my state, for example: while every parish has infections, the bulk of infections is in Orleans parish, specifically in New Orleans. There, medical services are taxed; here, three hours away, services are not taxed. Reporting, and our own lousy governor, would have have everyone believe Louisiana as a whole in in dire straits when this is not the case.

Governor Nipple Ring in New York does much the same, casting his state as plague-ridden when the hot spot is the city.

In short: my governor, NY's governor, are both lookin' to lay claim to as big a share of federal dollars as possible. Worst case pays off bigger than not-worst case.

But, as I say, no gives a crap, so I'm just rantin' to myself.
New York has a large number of multi billionaires. Perhaps they could be persuaded to part with some of their hoard of precious numbers to help the city out?
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Re: Coronavirus Craziness

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Iceland is a very good case study because of the huge number of tests being done relative to the population. It won't be long before the whole population has been tested then the true mortality rate will be known. As it stands it looks as if it will end up being under 1 percent (very rough estimate).
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John Hopkins 4-10-20

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Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases

Confirmed (approximate): 1,631,310

Deaths (approximate): 98,401

Recovered (approximate): 365,722

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Infections

COVID-19: Approximately 1,612,646 cases worldwide; approximately 466,299 cases in the U.S. as of Apr. 10, 2020.

Flu: Estimated 1 billion cases worldwide; 9.3 million to 45 million cases in the U.S. per year.

Deaths

COVID-19: Approximately 96,787 deaths reported worldwide; approximately 16,686 deaths in the U.S., as of Apr. 10, 2020.

Flu: 291,000 to 646,000 deaths worldwide; 12,000 to 61,000 deaths in the U.S. per year.

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World Population (approximate): 8,000,000,000
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Re: Coronavirus Craziness

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It’s Johns, not John.
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Re: John Hopkins 4-10-20

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henry quirk wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:16 pm Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases

Confirmed (approximate): 1,631,310

Deaths (approximate): 98,401

Recovered (approximate): 365,722

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Infections

COVID-19: Approximately 1,612,646 cases worldwide; approximately 466,299 cases in the U.S. as of Apr. 10, 2020.

Flu: Estimated 1 billion cases worldwide; 9.3 million to 45 million cases in the U.S. per year.

Deaths

COVID-19: Approximately 96,787 deaths reported worldwide; approximately 16,686 deaths in the U.S., as of Apr. 10, 2020.

Flu: 291,000 to 646,000 deaths worldwide; 12,000 to 61,000 deaths in the U.S. per year.

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World Population (approximate): 8,000,000,000
If a picture is worth a thousand words, than this video is worth a few million.

https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/1712761/

Keep lying to yourself that it's "just like the flu"
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Re: John Hopkins 4-10-20

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Skepdick wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:41 pm
henry quirk wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:16 pm Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases

Confirmed (approximate): 1,631,310

Deaths (approximate): 98,401

Recovered (approximate): 365,722

-----

Infections

COVID-19: Approximately 1,612,646 cases worldwide; approximately 466,299 cases in the U.S. as of Apr. 10, 2020.

Flu: Estimated 1 billion cases worldwide; 9.3 million to 45 million cases in the U.S. per year.

Deaths

COVID-19: Approximately 96,787 deaths reported worldwide; approximately 16,686 deaths in the U.S., as of Apr. 10, 2020.

Flu: 291,000 to 646,000 deaths worldwide; 12,000 to 61,000 deaths in the U.S. per year.

-----

World Population (approximate): 8,000,000,000
If a picture is worth a thousand words, than this video is worth a few million.

https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/1712761/

Keep lying to yourself that it's "just like the flu"
Hospitalizations in NY are down now. Doesn’t that mean that we can stop worrying about Coronavirus?
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Re: Coronavirus Craziness

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It’s Johns, not John.

noted

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Keep lying to yourself that it's "just like the flu"

It's less than.

We're bein' hoodwinked.

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Doesn’t that mean that we can stop worrying about Coronavirus?

Nope. We should worry, just not at the insane, unnecessary level we have been.
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