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Jamsta posted:Has anyone run the numbers on what's needed for a societal breakdown if more people are off sick then there are to run basic infra? If 1918 didn't do it, this won't.
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Bip Roberts posted:some people just don't like high stakes gambling Casinos don't like gambling. That's for the customers.
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Dog Toothbrush posted:All the BOOHOOO about being sued also comes from the fact that being medically made right after a botched procedure costs money. Most people who are the victims of medical malpractice get barely more than enough than is necessary to fix themselves back up. And some sort of single payer system basically takes away the need for most malpractice lawsuits. If the follow-up care required as a result of a mistake is already paid for, the only relevant lawsuits are when the doctor is being outright negligent.
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uvar posted:I'm thinking about home ownership in the near future. Should I buy before the collapse and risk being outside the Decontaminated Zone fortifications, or stock up on barter-worthy items for use in the barracks with other conscripted cremators? If history is any indication, wait a little bit and then just squat in the abandoned homes of the landed gentry after the pandemic sweeps through.
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Mordja posted:Lmao rich people don't go on cruises, at least not regular commercial ones. Not really rich, no, but there aren't a ton of working class people that can pay to fly to Asia and then get on a cruise ship for a week or so, especially if they're paying for a family. Any Americans on that ship are going to be pretty far to one end of income distribution.
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alphabettitouretti posted:Plague Force One. quote:Trump, Feb. 10: Now, the virus that we’re talking about having to do — you know, a lot of people think that goes away in April with the heat — as the heat comes in. Typically, that will go away in April. We’re in great shape though. We have 12 cases — 11 cases, and many of them are in good shape now.
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Feb 21, 2020 13:29
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QuarkJets posted:That's not quite what it says. Reminder that the context is an Asian cruise for Americans. Even if the cruise is $1500, the flight and other incidentals are probably going to make the trip at least $2500 per person - so $5000 for a couple or upwards of $10,000 for a family. On top of getting 10+ days free coordinated for everyone, it shouldn't be a multi-page back and forth on whether that's a luxury outside the reach of the large majority of US families.
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Mr Luxury Yacht posted:I actually want to grab some for camping because watching that Steve1989MRE channel makes them look surprisingly tasty but they're like stupid expensive to get up in Canada everywhere I've looked MREs are good because they are stupidly calorie dense, around relatively easy to transport in a pack, and have their own heat source. They aren't a cheap or tasty source of food, and usually aren't the best choice if you are preparing to hunker down and weight isn't a serious factor. Also, it's generally just a waste of time and money to stock up on food. AreWeDrunkYet fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Feb 26, 2020 |
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poverty goat posted:rumor has it they're bringing a heavy-hitter out of retirement to calm everyone down and make the case that there's no virus in america To be fair, Caronavirus actually is 100% contained.
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stephenthinkpad posted:Is this number for real? That works out to 17 cent per American. Those are the biggest line-items, the total budget request is $137m, or about 42 cents per American. This is of course after gutting the responsible agencies for 3 years running.
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Sneak Lemming posted:Most checks are for fever, or rely on self-reporting. To be fair if you thought you had the virus why would you hide it and not seek medical attention? Can't miss work or you get fired.
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Feb 27, 2020 05:20
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stephenthinkpad posted:Japan's economy has been poo poo for decades. They kind of have resigned to it and given up and just let Abe does his thing. Abe still hosed it up some more by increasing the sale tax to 10%, that's a terrible way to stimulate domestic consumption. Their growth has been poo poo for decades, that's not the same as the economy. Most Japanese people are doing fine and the country as a whole is consistently a leader in standard of living metrics.
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1233208695099666433 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1233218304271167489 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1233220106324451328 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1233235705243013122 AreWeDrunkYet fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Feb 28, 2020 |
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More relevant is starting to plan for potential disruption to your routines due to public precautions. Validate that your work from home setup is still functional if it's been a while, start considering childcare options if schools were to close for an extended period, figure out if you have alternatives to public transportation if you use it, and if you're in a decision making capacity at an organization of any size start creating contingency plans for the impact of people needing to stay home sick or suppliers (especially east Asian ones) being temporarily available.
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Chrs posted:Texas police say local meth is contaminated with coronavirus, offer to test it No risks at all with undermining a public health response with law enforcement, not at all. Even if this is obviously a joke it's the same line of thinking that results in vaccination doctors getting killed because some of them are plants collecting DNA samples.
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gay picnic defence posted:Do people in the US actually need to pay to be tested for the virus? I knew the healthcare system over there was cooked but creating a situation where people have an incentive to not get tested and pretend they aren’t sick is next level retarded. Under more competent leadership those cost issues could be taken care of in the immediate term as part of the emergency response, but ....
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poverty goat posted:so you're saying that millions of refugees flooding into europe this week is not relevant to the coronavirus situation? It's relevant because of coronavirus, but coronavirus is not causal.
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coronavirus posted:For all the "yay the boomers are going to die gently caress yeah" posters, do you also have a deep seated hatred of your parents? Did they stop paying for your college tuition to pokemon studies and video game dev? Are you insanely mad that they work at a decent job and get paid fairly because they are old, while you work 3 shifts a week at gamestop for 6.75 an hour? 
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VikingSkull posted:he called Democrats attempts to pin it on him a hoax, stop reading Politico Nope, the administration also said the media coverage was a hoax. As far as he's concerned there's no difference between non Fox News media and Democrats, but theyspecifically called out the media Oh, and he put a religious fundamentalist with a history of exacerbating disease outbreaks in charge of the federal response. But keep on getting bronzer all over your nose from having your tongue up his rear end, it's a good look. quote:"The press was covering their hoax of the day because they thought it would bring down the president," Mulvaney concluded. "The reason you're seeing so much attention to [the coronavirus] today is that they think this is going to be what brings down the president. That's what this is all about." AreWeDrunkYet fucked around with this message at 20:04 on Mar 2, 2020 |
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Things that will never happen in America for $200, Alex.
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Hot Dog Day #82 posted:I wonder if US public schools will close like the ones in Japan. Imagine being a sixth grader and getting a 4 month summer vacation. Some people have all the luck! So many people are going to get fired because they can't show up for work if that happens.
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Bape Culture posted:So how is this still not a pandemic lol WHO stopped officially classifying pandemics not long ago, but this fits the old criteria if you want to call it one.
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Koirhor posted:Opiates are the only medicine that truly stops a cough. DXM sort of works but you have to take tripping your balls off dosage to get the same effect therapeutically. Laugh if you want at old-timey cough medicine labels, but the contents weren't selected at random 
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devmd01 posted:Oh hey cool my daughter has an e-learning day today because they’re shutting down the entire school corporation today, a kid (thankfully not at her elementary school) tested positive. They’re not letting any of the kids at that particular school back for 2 weeks, which will effectively be longer with spring break. All of her friends should take a lesson from Chinese kids and work together to get the e-learning app removed from the Play/Apple store.
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mike12345 posted:Wet market sounds like cyberpunk poo poo where I can buy eyes and stuff. It is literally that.
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I. M. Gei posted:God, coronavirus is all anyone talks about now. I think you just answered your own question?
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uguu posted:Presumably a lot of people who weren't set up to work from home now have to work from home. Do Norweigens normally sit on the ground and eat off the floor or something?
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Captain Beans posted:What is some legit survival food I’m missing? Lard.
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naem posted:i’m a big fan fan of having one high calorie ready to eat can of food (for some reason I went with Beef Stew and Corned beef hash) that can be served over a starch like rice/pasta etc, and then a canned fruit/vegetable. And really most things that have to be cooked and aren't produce last well. Flour, pasta, and other grains like buckwheat can add variety, lard and oils will add calories and flavor, and as you said shelf-stable spices and other flavorings will change things up.
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Hobo Clown posted:I gotta get on the lentil bandwagon. I have almost no experience cooking with it, and it sounds like a slam dunk for the coming apocalypse. Is it just cook lentils, add spices? Add beans and rice for a treat? https://thewanderlustkitchen.com/indian-red-lentil-dal/ Enjoy!
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Sierra Nevadan posted:I was supposed to go visit my grandma in Amsterdam in a few days to see her before she dies. That's off the table now, and her neighbor down the hall just died from the virus so she's probably a goner. If she was already dying, you don't need to worry about being infectious. Not sure if you're American, but if you take a train to the UK you can still fly back. e: Denmark was the country that shut itself down to foreign travel, though it is often confused with the Netherlands! AreWeDrunkYet fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Mar 14, 2020 |
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numberoneposter posted:quote forever Won't someone think of the landlords?! 
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My grocery store was all sold out of packaged bread, except english muffins ... which is convenient since that's what I was going for. Also there was plenty of fresh bread in the bakery section. None of this makes any sense.
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Shaocaholica posted:$400/week isn’t rich people depending on what part of the country you’re in. Under $100k/yr salary in the Bay Area is practically poverty. Lol, the median family income in the Bay Area is below $100k.
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angryrobots posted:Maybe this is the carbon stand-down that the climate scientists have been urging for? The pollution situation in China is better than it has been for a long, long time.
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