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Of course, but this can wait. It is not politically expedient to do this now in what can be cast as politics as usual. The study definitely needs to be done however. There is definitely an idiot at the helm. A dangerous one at that!

I agree, completely. This is not the time to do this study. It needs to be done, but not now, and not in such a political way. Your approach to the election is excellent. I have no doubt that is exactly the tact that the democrats will be taking. They'll let Donald hang himself, so to...

fair enough, and you raise excellent points. The truth is we still do not know the true death rate from Covid and it will vary from country to country. Nevertheless your estimates for the death rate among the infected are still an order of magnitude too low. Probably our most reliable numbers...

I think, I could be wrong, that if you look into this is terms of timing, you will find that Federal help for NY was either very late in coming or was attenuated in certain ways that were illogical. Eventually help would arrive, when any further delays would have been a little too obvious...

This is incorrect. Zero point one is an order of magnitude too low. It is 1-3% dependent on the demographics of the particular population affected, and assuming there are enough respirators available. But it isn't just death, its being so ill you wish you were dead, its potential permanent...

Could everyone in your situation wear a mask? Is there temperature screening. There should be regular testing of everyone. If the risk can not be minimized in some way, than the operation, whatever it is, should be shut down.

It would be even worse without social distancing. Our nations main failure was in not ramping up testing in January to be ready to test everyone by late February and telling people not to bother with wearing masks. Both those failures of the Federal Administration cost many lives. The...

No. Distancing reduces the probability of being infected regardless, but the probability does not drop rapidly to zero at a certain distance as you might expect.

So now the mayor of L.A. has called for everyone wearing a mask if they are leaving their home. Not so much to protect themselves as to protect others. This makes much sense. It is one of the things South Korea did to contain the spread. This advice of the Mayor of Los Angeles is different...

You know very well what I mean. You are not retarded.

It's not silly when the basis for decision is mental health.

I do know how to say this more diplomatically, but in this case that is not warranted. Think about what you have written. It is incredibly stupid and self-defeating.

So you can understand why it would be so easy to round up all the large magazine asault style weapons "hiding" in these jackasses freezers. I used to think there are so many guns in the U.S. it would be impossible to round up all the ones not needed for sport. I was wrong though. I now...

Yes, everyday that goes by without adequate response means many more ill and thousands more dead than necessary. it is time to get busy ramping up testing and protective gear in all 50 states. Every day's delay is costly. State by State variable approach with States bidding against other...

This is what I believe is that latest re South Korean Travel Restrictions courtesy the NY Times. South Korea South Korea has restricted the entry of travelers with passports from China’s Hubei Province as well as anyone who has visited that region in the past 14 days. Additionally, Korean...

There is no mention of this in the article I posted a link to. This may or may not be true. In South Korea it would seem quite unlikely, however, as it wouldn't be necessary considering their rapid, coordinated and comprehensive response to the Covid-19 challenge.

A few of us, notably myself, early on, stressed the importance of testing, and testing everyone, not just those with symptoms, as a containment measure for Covid-19. This is based of the principle that to control a pandemic you must control the rate of infection. This requires awareness, masks...

That TDS thing is something that you guys have a hang-up over. I'm not a psychiatrist so I can't help. I did tone my remarks re the "orange Baboon" down a wee bit. Didn't want to be rude. :D

:D What might be interesting is the question of whether democrats decided not to work because they are democrats, or whether those not working decided to be democrats because they weren't working? As we know from a sample size of one, Republicans are always driven by the work ethic, work...

Indeed, when the economy comes to a near standstill, the velocity of money decreases and this can be compensated by increasing government spending. If it is done correctly it won't lead to inflation. if necessary, the additional money can be removed from the private sector later, as needed, to...