Fortune 500 companies are always begging for handouts, tax reliefs, regulation exceptions, and government protection. It's the way of things. The companies are liable to their owners (stock holders), not to the "common good" or "society at large". The profits of the shareholders is king, and anything that benefits those share holders is a good thing.

It's the duty of shareholders to hold the Fortune 500 accountable for ethical, environmental, and other such concerns. That is not something the corporations even should inherently do, because every corporate board's essential charter is the same, "Maximize the profits of the owners".

This post was edited by InsaneBobb on Apr 5 2020 08:54pm

the district of columbia

Article claiming deaths being under reported in the US : https://www.ibtimes.com/coronavirus-usa-death-toll-nears-10000-experts-say-us-undercounting-2953054

Originally corporate charters were only granted if it was for the good of the public.
That system was better.

I wonder who will be the first PaRD member to test positive?

Black has/had it most likely.

Wouldn't be surprised if I'm already an asymptomatic carrier. Had people around my work test positive already and I had a small tickle in my throat last week. Clearly it means I have cancer, but I probably also have Covid, AIDS, and stockholm syndrome.

there's a difference between under-reporting and lacking the supplies to provide an accurate accounting

This post was edited by KungPeriodFu on Apr 6 2020 01:25am

It's easy to count dead bodies

7708 people die per day in the US on average. Are you now magically attributing them all to COVID19? If not, then the only ones that don't have to wait for a coroner's report regarding cause of death are the frighteningly obvious, such as bullet wounds to the head.

This count the bodies bullshit isn't merely hyperbole, it's a clear indication of your need for the actual impact of COVID19 to be much higher than it truly is.

Edit: On a side note, on April 4th the CDC released that the Flu has reached Epidemic levels this year. It has infected and killed over the threshold required. AKA FAR more than COVID19. Just FYI.

This post was edited by InsaneBobb on Apr 6 2020 03:12am