Re:More Americans are shoplifting food
by nobody9999 on Thursday December 10, 2020 @07:46PM
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>Let me hear your side.
In the absence of any support from the Federal government. many states and localities have re-opened in the face of growing numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths (more than 3,000 people in the US died yesterday from COVID).
Note that states and local governments are forbidden from running deficits, which is why many have reopened and stayed open even though cases/hospitalization/deaths have skyrocketed.
If they want to continue to pay police, fire fighters, EMTs and keep public hospitals open, they need revenue.
Implementing another stimulus as we did last spring, with support for state and local governments would allow us to stabilize the economy while limiting the risk to the populace.
The outside review board for the Pfizer vaccine approved it today. The FDA will likely give emergency approval for it in the next few days.
However, it will take at least six months to vaccinate enough people to limit the carnage.
With a stimulus from the Federal government, we can save lives while we vaccinate as many as will take it.
Not GP, but that's my side.
Edit: Fixed incorrect reference to the Pfizer "virus". That should (and now does) have read Pfizer "vaccine."
I'd love to hear from others who disagree with my take. I think it would be a good discussion. I hope someone who does disagree goes that route rather than other, less expressive ones.
In the absence of any support from the Federal government. many states and localities have re-opened in the face of growing numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths (more than 3,000 people in the US died yesterday from COVID).
Note that states and local governments are forbidden from running deficits, which is why many have reopened and stayed open even though cases/hospitalization/deaths have skyrocketed.
If they want to continue to pay police, fire fighters, EMTs and keep public hospitals open, they need revenue.
Implementing another stimulus as we did last spring, with support for state and local governments would allow us to stabilize the economy while limiting the risk to the populace.
The outside review board for the Pfizer vaccine approved it today. The FDA will likely give emergency approval for it in the next few days.
However, it will take at least six months to vaccinate enough people to limit the carnage.
With a stimulus from the Federal government, we can save lives while we vaccinate as many as will take it.
Not GP, but that's my side.
Edit: Fixed incorrect reference to the Pfizer "virus". That should (and now does) have read Pfizer "vaccine."
I'd love to hear from others who disagree with my take. I think it would be a good discussion. I hope someone who does disagree goes that route rather than other, less expressive ones.