People are having parties and going to bars now and NOT wearing masks or distancing, going so far as to flout their behavior on social media. Why do you think they would suddenly start being conscientious about other people's health (much less their own) if we followed the "open it all up and trust ppl to do the right thing" model?
In your scenario, are the people having house parties social distancing and wearing masks at the parties?
I don't understand. Are you saying the poster will say house parties are not high risk or the people attending them are not high risk? The former is not true based on what the CDC is saying about prolonged indoor contact, and the latter assumes either that old people don't party or that no elderly person lives in the house. I'm not sure how anyone can know the composition of people at a house party, unless it's their own house.
What about old people someone from the party comes into contact with? The party-goer could have picked up the virus and not known it.
That’s a completely different argument then. Instead of saying open everything and isolate the high risk you are now saying open everything and let anyone do whatever they want (including the high risk) but then everyone will wear a mask and distance after. If you could get everyone to actually follow protocols like wearing a mask and distancing and avoiding group gatherings then we wouldn’t be having this conversation right now. We’d be in much better shape. Right now (today) people are supposed to be doing those things and yet the virus spreads unchecked. What you describe is literally what’s supposed to be happening right now except certain high risk activities like packed stadiums and bars are still not allowed some places. If you go to FL the plan you describe is reality...it’s not going so well there.
That’s why that argument is wrong and isn’t worth reading
Exactly. I think the answer has to be yes, but that’s not really going to happen. That’s the plan as it actually exists today and how many people are really doing it? I‘ve seen my parents and my in-laws (all over 70) maybe 4 or 5 times in the last 7 months and each time we stayed out on my deck and wore masks the whole time. I’ve had friends over a few times who have done the same thing. People think I’m weird for doing that, but that’s what should happen. How many people plan to go to a family member‘s house for Thanksgiving this year? How many plan to wear masks the whole time? Same question for Christmas? Same for New Years Eve?
When my husband was collecting in the spring, having the taxes taken out was optional. We're in Taxachusetts and it was $50 out of $600 taken in taxes (better than having to make up for them later).
You will have to pay federal income tax as well right?
Maybe, but I hope @Tink242424 responds. If you advocate house parties with no restrictions during the holidays, it's not going to be just the young participating. Or are we talking about house parties with social distancing and masks - and for everyone, or just the people deemed high risk? I just wonder how this is supposed to work.
I think the $50 covered both, but I could be wrong.
Totally agree 12/1 will never happen. Let’s say all lines up and 12/1 was possible, they can’t sail at full capacity in order to allow social distancing. Ha, social distancing on a cruise ship, that’s not even possible unless you sail at a fraction of capacity, and they will lose money on each sailing.
Disneyland Paris too?
Oui, oui
