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theaocp

(4,241 posts)
9. And thus the concept of crematoriums in America creeps into my mind.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:23 AM
Mar 2020

Gross. The new realities are not cool.

still_one

(92,268 posts)
6. True, and in reality, even his idiot supporters should be protected from following his bad advice,
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:55 AM
Mar 2020

since it will hurt all of us, and put us all at risk


bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
3. Why do companies need a bailout if the rules are dropped?
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:52 AM
Mar 2020

So they want people to die and to get their money.

Kablooie

(18,635 posts)
8. It's a trade off, what's more important, money for the rich or people's lives?
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:16 AM
Mar 2020

You know Trumps answer.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
12. Growing up, my little brother and I shared a bike
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:23 AM
Mar 2020

The bike kept getting flats, and we had to buy a new tire and tube, as well as some other work to be done. The bill came to about $30, which was a LOT of money for two kids. We scraped the money together and paid the bill, then my brother started in figuring on just how much each of us had contributed to the bill, thinking he was getting rooked. I finally just said, "John, it's a bill. You're not supposed to make a profit!"

DrToast

(6,414 posts)
13. He is so utterly clueless
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:25 AM
Mar 2020

The fact of the matter is that at some point we ARE going to have to go back to our daily lives, but to attempt to do so without a plan in place to curb the spread of the virus is going to make a recession far WORSE than the one he's trying to mitigate.

still_one

(92,268 posts)
14. If we don't have the hospital resources available, along with the ventilators, masks, etc. it will
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:27 AM
Mar 2020

be a disaster if we jump the gun


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