Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

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SorcererMC

SorcererMC

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ImperfectPixie said:
What's not accurate? My comment, or the chart? Also, I wasn't talking about here - I was talking about on social media in general.
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Your comment isn't accurate. No one is 'making excuses' for not wearing masks. You commented in the thread on the same page that the chart was posted here. But if you wanna say you are just complaining about social media, ok, sure.
 
Tom P.

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
That seems like a classic case of “I don’t like the smart guy”...

...then in the next Paragraph quoting the smart guy 🤨
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I can't address my specific issues with Krugman without violating the "no politics" rule. Suffice it to say that 99.9% of the time, I think he is wrong. I think, Nobel prize notwithstanding, his knowledge of actual economic principles is sorely lacking. And I believe that most of his work is designed to advance a very specific and deliberate political agenda, not to present actual economic information.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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Tom P. said:
I can't address my specific issues with Krugman without violating the "no politics" rule. Suffice it to say that 99.9% of the time, I think he is wrong. I think, Nobel prize notwithstanding, his knowledge of actual economic principles is sorely lacking. And I believe that most of his work is designed to advance a very specific and deliberate political agenda, not to present actual economic information.
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Kinda like they do it in Chicago?

My point is...well let’s move on 😉
 
Flugell

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Why mention the Irish ? Not funny or relevant. Horrific times, murders by both “Sides” all caused by bigotry not by a world wide Pandemic.
 
ImperfectPixie

ImperfectPixie

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SorcererMC said:
Your comment isn't accurate. No one is 'making excuses' for not wearing masks. You commented in the thread on the same page that the chart was posted here. But if you wanna say you are just complaining about social media, ok, sure.
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I'd never make fun of someone asking a question. Here, or anywhere. And yes, my comment is accurate. I've seen it on FB multiple times today alone, never mind all the other times I've seen it. Forgive me for not remembering one of the thousands of posts I've seen on these boards the past several days. :rolleyes:
 
SorcererMC

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ImperfectPixie said:
I'd never make fun of someone asking a question. Here, or anywhere. And yes, my comment is accurate. I've seen it on FB multiple times today alone, never mind all the other times I've seen it. Forgive me for not remembering one of the thousands of posts I've seen on these boards the past several days. :rolleyes:
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It was this morning but whatever. It's not important. Your comment that everyone should be protecting each other is spot on.
 
Flugell

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Apologies if it was levity, just didn’t think it was a good idea to go down that route! I’m not Irish ,nor have I ever lived there btw!
 
hopemax

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ItRhymes said:
The at risk and elderly should have been advised to shelter in place first while we built up supplies of ventilators, worked on treatments, etc.

As of 2019 there were over 30 million small businesses in the US. Millions will not make it through this. Families will be destroyed, financial futures ruined. The thoughts above are not purely my own. A growing number of a variety of experts are staying the same thing. This shut down needs to end soon.

In no way am I making light of the danger posed to the at risk and elderly. But we can't destroy our country, families, businesses, futures, to fight this. Many believe strongly that it is not the right way. We could come together as a community to help the at risk and elderly. Instead of spending trillions to fix economic damage (a short sighted band-aid for a wound we caused with the shut down) we could have spent those trillions on ensuring those at risk and elderly who wished to shelter at home had food, health care, and anything else they needed to keep them safe while the rest of the economy took precautions but remained mostly open.
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And what do we do when they overlap? 52% of small business owners are aged 50 or older. Running a business, requires long hours, higher stress, so many small business owners have the risk factors that make this virus worse. Hypertension, poor nutrition and exercise habits leading to obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. DH's family is mourning the loss of one of their favorite restaurants. The owner and his wife both passed away from COVID-19. These stories don't make the national news, but you can guarantee small business owners are among the casualties. We do hear some of the stories where elderly parents are dying without realizing that their middle-aged children have died hours before. So there is no guarantee that in a family run business, there will be family left qualified to run the business.

So small business owners, are these people supposed to be sheltering in place or running their business?
 
Angel Ariel

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yet one more example of people not listening to the orders in place. This is a seafood market in D.C. yesterday. The entire DMV (DC/MD/VA) has had stay at home orders in place since Monday, March 30th.
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the market was shutdown overnight. The market had a covid safety plan in place, but were overwhelmed by the number of people who showed up. Now they have to create another one before they can reopen.
 
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hopemax said:
And what do we do when they overlap? 52% of small business owners are aged 50 or older. Running a business, requires long hours, higher stress, so many small business owners have the risk factors that make this virus worse. Hypertension, poor nutrition and exercise habits leading to obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. DH's family is mourning the loss of one of their favorite restaurants. The owner and his wife both passed away from COVID-19. These stories don't make the national news, but you can guarantee small business owners are among the casualties. We do hear some of the stories where elderly parents are dying without realizing that their middle-aged children have died hours before. So there is no guarantee that in a family run business, there will be family left qualified to run the business.

So small business owners, are these people supposed to be sheltering in place or running their business?
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They can run their business while taking precautions in at least some percentage of cases. A restaurant owner doesn't need to interact within 6 feet of customers. They can also wash hands frequently and hopefully within a few weeks wear an N95 mask.
 
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