L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Eliminated’

Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by Ensorceled on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @07:35AM (#22876561)

Calculations for operating "business as usual" in the USA gave ranges from 1.7 to 5 million dead with extremes of 4-8% death rate (13+ million).

This is based on a collapsed health care system causing the vast majority of cases requiring ventilators to result in death.

Roll two die, if you roll snake eyes you would die.

But, in my experience, most people saying things like "cure cannot be worse than the disease" are young, healthy and have access to good health care. Would that describe you? My father is in the 18+% fatality zone.

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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by frockington1 on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @07:49AM (#22876651)

I remember people screaming that it would be worse than 9/11 and Pearl Harbor two weeks ago. Still waiting on anything that level of sheer panic and pandemonium. Sadly I don't think anyone is going to be willing to admit they were wrong anytime soon.

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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by lovehashbrowns on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @10:26AM (#22878069)

25,832 deaths in the US from COVID-19 isn't really all that bad, huh?

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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by frockington1 on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @10:32AM (#22878144)

In a population of 325 million, not really. I remember back in March when the media was saying at least 6 million people would die and that bodies would be piling up in the streets. Currently seems like the biggest threat will be unemployment and continued economic downturn

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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by lovehashbrowns on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @10:54AM (#22878413)

Ah, you're one of those people that looks at 25,000 dead in ~41 days AFTER shelter-in-place provisions and thinks it's not a big deal. Gotcha.

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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by Lewton on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @10:53AM (#22878401)

You do realize there are countries who didn't act in time where the bodies literally are piling up in the streets right?

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Re:L.A. Times to Furlough Workers as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Elim... by Ensorceled on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @12:21PM (#22879605)

News flash, it is worse than 9/11, more dead in NYC AND a larger economic impact (well other than COVID hasn't yet started two wars)

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