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Superintendents are typically well compensated. The national average is well well over six figures. But most of the occupations listed in the article are being compensated at around twice the national average. There's nothing wrong with a state doing that if they can afford it, but that clearly...

His method of data extrapolation is flawed. The majority of people that have been tested were showing symptoms. This portion of the population is going to have a much higher positive test rate than the overall population. Random antibody tests are a much better measure of how much of the...

3% of the global population is 228 million people. There are only 2.55 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. So if these numbers are correct, the actual fatality rate is drastically lower than currently thought. It's scary to think that 97% of the population is still at risk though. I really don't...

I understand what they're saying. In a perfect world we would wait until there were just a handful of cases nationwide where we could contract trace them prior to reopening the economy. I don't think that's a realistic expectation though. Initial antibody tests are suggesting that the virus is...

From the article: IHME based its projections for easing restrictions on the estimated time frame for seeing the COVID-19 infection rate fall below one new infection per million residents in a given state. Based off this metric, the virus would have to be nearly eradicated before reopening the...

So liberals have to cash a check with his name on it... Troll level: Expert

The stimulus bill allotted $290B for stimulus checks. It's my understanding that the payments are in the form of refundable tax credits and this shouldn't affect your 2020 tax liability. https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/stimulus-check-cash-payment-wont-lower-tax-refund-2020-4 A...

I haven't read this portion of the bill, but it's my understanding that it shouldn't affect your future taxes. https://money.com/stimulus-check-advance-tax-refund/ Will this eat into my tax refund for 2020? No. The ‘advance’ you’ve been hearing about is in reference to a special tax credit...

The average credit score in the U.S. is 703, so almost half of the population is eliminated by that requirement alone.

Holding the death toll down to 60K would be a significant accomplishment. It isn't uncommon for that many people to die during a rough flu season. I don't want to get too excited yet, but at least we're starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.

https://www.vote.org/absentee-voting-rules/ It looks like most states allow you to vote by mail already through absentee ballots. I don't really see a problem with that as long as you provide a photocopy of your ID to verify that you are who you say you are.

The total number of new cases reported daily in the U.S. have started to level off. Deaths & hospitalization rates will lag, but this is a really good sign if it continues. Hopefully the data will support slowly reopening the economy towards the end of April as planned.

Population density plays a big part in the spread of the virus. That's why NYC is the world's epicenter of the pandemic now. Canada is larger than the U.S., but it has a smaller overall population than California. The U.S. has nearly 10X the population density of Canada. It makes sense that they...

I personally believe that these estimates are high. They said their modeling relied heavily on data from New York & New Jersey, and these are the numbers we'll see if other major metropolitan areas become hot spots like NYC. But NYC has the highest population density in the country. I'm not sure...

Neither side of this argument is right or wrong at this point. Only the courts can decide whether or not the constitutional right suppression we're seeing right now is legally justified. I absolutely support most of the measures we're taking, but I have serious doubts that they'll hold up in...

That would be terrible, but the early scientific data suggests this won't happen. https://www.businessinsider.com/new-coronavirus-mutates-slowly-vaccine-could-be-long-lasting-2020-3 The coronavirus mutates more slowly than the flu — which means a vaccine will likely be effective long-term A...

New Yorkers are under a stay at home order, and they've been asked to self quarantine for 14 days if they leave the state. I don't see why this would be necessary unless they're blatantly disregarding these guidelines.