Re:Bill Gates calls for nationwide shutdown
by ceejayoz on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @11:33AM
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> How much are they going to keep waiving?
This seems like a silly question. If they're already waiving, it's likely they'll continue to do so as long as the travel restrictions are in place. The first waiver seems like a pretty clear "we're not idiots" signal.
Not that you need car insurance if you're stuck at home...
> This will get worse as the chain is pretty much disrupted at multiple levels.
It's likely it'll get better as the initial supply shock eases and supply chains recover. It's not like we're all suddenly eating twice as much food - we just bought more than usual all at once.
I live in a third-world. That's not an option. Insurance is waived for 2 weeks. But they just extended the confinement for 2 weeks more. How much are they going to keep waiving?
> Most of the shutdown implementations permit emergency repairs and grocery/medicine shopping.
These get disrupted because of the regulations/bureaucracies. Repairers now have to get a permit to go outside and drive. A simple grocery trip now takes 1.5-2 hours and lots of items are no longer available. This will get worse as the chain is pretty much disrupted at multiple levels.