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The Coronavirus thread
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| February 26th, 2020 at 5:40:32 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4961 | Anyone want to make a bet on how many U.S. citizens die of Corona in the U.S. this year? Someone propose a number and I will bet either over or under for a $100. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| February 26th, 2020 at 6:05:02 PM permalink | |
| pew Member since: Jan 8, 2013 Threads: 4 Posts: 1232 | Amen Brotha! |
| February 26th, 2020 at 6:32:20 PM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12509 | Dow futures turned from positive to negative during Donny’s coronavirus news conference. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| February 26th, 2020 at 6:50:36 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4961 |
Exactly what it was supposed to do. Now there are buying opportunities for the conservatives to make more money while the liberals wait for Bernie to give it to them At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| February 26th, 2020 at 7:07:03 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18757 |
Manipulating the market isn't a contribution to society either, just actual theft. I mean, if you're implying Trump's intention was to drive the market down for that purpose. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| February 26th, 2020 at 10:17:50 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18757 | They're still saying the mortality rate should go down once they get more accurate numbers Still, it's current mortality rate is 20x that of the flu. It's killed 3x more people than the next closest novel virus. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| February 27th, 2020 at 3:36:55 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18204 |
No bet but probably less than 100. Remember the ebola scare? How many other times the same people thought the world was ending? This one is also no big deal. People want to scare themselves to death. The President is a fink. |
| February 27th, 2020 at 4:29:52 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18204 |
Interesting statement considering you are just buying all the hype. I am very relieved we have Trump in charge. He will not overreact. But we both know if it comes down to having to shut the border to "hot" areas the left will sue saying it is "racist" do do so. The President is a fink. |
| February 27th, 2020 at 5:22:38 AM permalink | |
| SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 22 Posts: 4170 |
The world isn't ending. But it is CLEARLY a big deal. Before it is all done there will be tens of thousands of deaths if not hundreds of thousands. And immense business disruptions. Travel disruptions. And, on this you will agree with me, immense overreactions. As I've said before, yesterday over 1100 people died from malaria in Africa. And the day before.... and the day before that...... But since it is only Africans and not communicable from person to person it doesn't even make the mainstream news. And prophylaxis is available (I've taken anti-malarials on two separate trips) so if the affected areas got the needed meds the death toll could be nearly eliminated. Just too expensive....... Imagine the narrative if American lives were being lost because drugs were too expensive.... There are apparently around 5 deaths per year in the US, and all are from people returning from endemic areas. |
| February 27th, 2020 at 5:28:18 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11791 |
I'm amazed at the difference in conservative response to ebola and Coronavirus Ebola does not spread easily and righties on this board and foxnews were completely freaking out Coronavirus spreads so easily, Japan just shut down their school system , and conservatives are saying to remain calm Too funny There is no doubt the stock market is reacting to the reality of this virus doing damage to the world economy I was not personally concerned with ebola. This virus, I am extremely concerned and rightfully so Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |