Quote (zarkadon @ 9 Mar 2020 10:40)

As soon as possible, yes, but now Italy is way past that. At this point it's far worse to try to contain it at the expense of economic growth, because the amount of production halted is way too high.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Mar 9 2020 12:54am)

In my post that you're referring to, I said that Trump is most likely right with what he said from a purely technical perspective. This doesnt mean that it was smart to communicate this point the way he did, or to even communicate it at all.

Quote (Skinned @ Mar 9 2020 05:29am)

It's officially in Ohio I can confirm.




Lol.

The guy is undermining his own emergency response due to pure personality DO and you do the double down. Shit cracks me up.

Quote (zarkadon @ 9 Mar 2020 10:51)

All of those things create a lot of money... plus a bunch of other stuff like gyms, malls, etc... gone for a month.

The government should focus on isolating the most vulnerable people, not restricting the country's economy or the every day life of the general population, which for the most part will be ok if they contract the virus.

We all benefit from economic growth and production, and that's why we chose to build a capitalist (or at least mixed economy) society... deliberately causing a massive blow to the economy over a virus with such a low mortality rate, even if widespread, is unnecessary considering it will lead to harsh consequence for the overall population of the country for several years.

Quote (fender @ 9 Mar 2020 19:09)

again, i'm interested how you weigh the loss of human life against economic damage. just to be clear, i'm also concerned with italy's economy, this will most definitely be a massive blow, but like i explained before, they did not just completely switch off the north, they are trying to contain the spread.

that said, it seems like your laissez faire approach isn't exactly working, cases and deaths have spiked significantly since just yesterday: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

but hey, everything to not disturb the precious economy, right? worked like a charm btw, have you looked at the stock market recently?

Quote (Handcuffs @ Mar 9 2020 03:34pm)

Stanford closes amid coronavirus concerns. Wondering if my school will eventually end up closing.

Quote (Skinned @ Feb 8 2020 01:45pm)

Wash your hands!

Everyone looked sick all week at work. They are like "I'm gonna tough it out". I'm like "you're going to kill our seniors, go home and use your damn PTO".

Quote (Skinned @ Mar 9 2020 04:20pm)

I hear they have a great prison experiment.