Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic
by spookthesunset on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:21PM
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They can make clear, well publicized examples of people hoarding goods for resale. They make well publicized examples of people getting arrested in stores who are loading their carts up with every hand sanitizer bottle on the shelf.
It doesn’t take more than a few very visible examples to clamp down on that kind of behavior.
Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic
by lostapathy on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:34PM
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That absolutely should be happening - but that needs to be done at the state or local level, or in consumer protection agencies. That's not a job for the president at times like this.
Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic
by spookthesunset on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:54PM
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> That's not a job for the president at times like this
It is absolutely the job of a president, at least a good one anyway, to ask the populace to chill the fuck out and stop hoarding toilet paper and medial supplies.
At a practical level on the hoarding - what can the president do, declare martial law? There aren't enough police/solidiers to enforce it anyway. Far better to get to work on the source of the panic, especially if you believe it can be contained if you prioritize that.
It's clear we're behind on testing - and definitely the FDA is owed some blame. But at the same time, if the tests don't exist in quantity, they don't exist. That takes time - and be all accounts, they seem to be working hard on getting there.