Why are we not doing stay at home orders?

[onecaliberal]

There will not be enough tests. There is not enough of anything.

[samnsara]

1. i keep thinking of this slow covid tide overtaking the hospitals one by one..

..until...not even covid patients will be admitted...

[onecaliberal]

2. The hospitals are overtaken right now, not one by one but in a wave

And it’s all over the country. We are already there.

[CentralMass]

3. Politics.

[Ohiogal]

4. Because

The crazies and the cult with the guns protest en masse over lockdown orders. Because they can’t stand to miss a haircut or a trip to the gym.

Although it would help if businesses forced to shut down had some kind of monetary aid to at least tide them over until we come out of it. I do understand you’re talking about people’s livelihoods here. Something will have to be done, we can’t continue down this path. And McTurtle and the GOP feel they’ve “done enough” to help people who are struggling?!

[onecaliberal]

8. Republicans are why we are not paying people to be home.

It’s why we’re not helping actual small business and restaurants. 20 Republican senators said they’ve done enough. Sadly people voted for the murdering bastards.

[CTyankee]

15. We can accommodate people's needs and should do so within limits.

I can shop for needed food if I wear my mask.

I can go to physical therapy so I can be as fit as possible. But I cannot enter if the body temperature scanner at the front desk deems me without a fever.

These restrictions are needed, sane and fair to all. But we all have to grow up and take responsibiilty.

[live love laugh]

26. + 💯💯💯💯💯

[Claire Oh Nette]

17. haircuts and the gym??

As I recall, the armed protestors clearly had never set foot in a salon, barber shop or gym in decades.

Bearded fat phecks, almost to the "man."

[area51]

5. We desperately need a UBI so people can afford to stay at home. n/t

[onecaliberal]

10. Yup

[Stuart G]

6. Who is We?....I stay at home almost all the time..Who are you talking about..?

I have had a number of other illnesses..Where I live, (in Cook County Illinois)..we have one of the largest number of cases in the country..(you can check that out ...John Hopkins University has a website that keeps track.) I stay at home almost all the time...and it is boring..boring...and VERY BORING..

Speak for yourself....I stay at home almost all the time...and I don't like it at all..I visit with almost nobody...Please speak for yourself..staying at home sucks.!!!!
......but Covid 19 is much worse...Pneumonia is much worse..I get exercise by walking up and down the stairs in my house...I stay at home...

....This is a major catastrophe, I stay at home cause I don't want to get sick..it is that simple..If I go out occasionally, I wear a mask (M95) and always wear gloves)

...What is it? 200,000 deaths??? And more coming...plenty more coming..

[onecaliberal]

11. I'd love to stay home but my boss doesn't agree.

Becoming homeless and starving would be death for my husband. Not everyone is in your circumstance. Until we take care of everyone we’re not doing enough. I’m sick of the fuck you I’ve got mine attitude.

[Blue_true]

12. Close to 270,000 people have died from COVID19, and that is believed to be an undercount.

Someone pointed out that politics is why we won’t go into a lockdown. Republicans simply won’t approve money that would allow people to stay home until the infection rate is brought under control.

So, we will have to rely on mask wearing, social distancing where possible and people following effective hygiene procedures. I personally have been wearing a mask whenever I am outside my home since April. But I have moved freely about and lived life fairly normally. I don’t do stupid stuff like dine in, go to bars and I have gone inside a place for takeout only maybe four times since March. I do grocery and clothes shop inside, but I am masked and pay attention to how far people are away from me, I particularly distance from non mask wearers.

[BlueTsunami2018]

7. I'd love to go back on lockdown.

But I can’t afford to. Most of us cannot. With the supplemental unemployment I was just able to squeak by. Without it, I’d lose everything. I just follow the protocols and go to work. There’s no choice.

[Stuart G]

9. I apologize for being rude or disrespectful..I am retired with pension...Sorry,

....Yes...I was wrong for putting it that way....Yes, when I go out, I follow protocols too..sorry again...
....

[Blue_true]

14. People understand your anger. Things should not be remotely as bad as they are now.

The distressing thing is that I see people walking around with masks under their chin. They have the ear bands in place, but none of their upper respiratory system is covered. I really believe that a lot of people doing that type of stuff report that they were wearing a mask when they get sick - they were not wearing a mask, same for people who don’t cover their nose up to the nose bones.

[BlueTsunami2018]

28. No need to apologize.

Seriously, I wasn’t offended nor do I think your comment was disrespectful. We should be handling this the way other countries that have locked this down have. I’m just reflecting the reality of the situation for many because of the irresponsibility of Republican controlled government.

You’re good. 🤗

[uponit7771]

13. Heartless republicans wanting to hurt Americans with lack of funds. Hospitals about to collapse

[KentuckyWoman]

16. We tried stay at home.

Not enough people stayed home. A lot of people could not afford to stay home. A bunch more people had a hissy and said I do what I want.

And then we have people who stayed home and had delivery people running all over taking the risks for them.

It won't work here.

[keep_left]

18. Something is going to have to be done. Hospitals are nearing capacity...

...in many states. There aren't enough professionals to staff them and attend to all the sick. Meanwhile, we have Drumpf and his fans mocking basic pandemic precautions like masks; his fans don't seem to have gotten the memo about how they won't get the $500K Regeneron serum when they get "a little flu". I can't believe some of the crap I read over the holiday on Twitter, Reddit, etc. about these morons getting together for huge group events with no protection whatsoever. I just hope that at most of those gatherings no one was infected.

[JI7]

19. The Economy

[onecaliberal]

20. Both can be done. The economy will NEVER recover until we tackle COVID.

[live love laugh]

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[Texasgal]

21. That would mean closing down...

and the repukes refuse to fund.

[Greybnk48]

22. In Wisconsin, our Republican "Supreme" Court ruled that Democratic Governor

Tony Evers could not place a stay at home order.

They (the Republican court members) also struck down mask mandates and an order limiting the number of people who could enter a public place, like a bar.

What they're trying to do is take away our last election and I hope they somehow pay for it.

[onecaliberal]

24. These fucking people are evil murdering bastards.

[ansible]

23. Who's going to pay for food? For groceries? For the bills?

$1200 is barely enough to even pay rent in California now.

[keep_left]

25. There would have to be a rent moratorium...

...which I believe is what was done in Italy, if not many other countries in Europe. Someone posted here today on what various other governments did. But thanks to Trump and his lackeys like Jared, we have been living through a "free-market pandemic".

[MichMan]

29. Who is going to be working at grocery stores, gas stations, & restaurants if everyone stays at home?

What about UPS, mail, and utility workers ?