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Kasper:

--- Quote from: imo on March 26, 2020, 04:20:55 pm ---Yes.

--- Quote ---A loaf of bread in Berlin that cost around 160 Marks at the end of 1922 cost 200,000,000,000 Marks by late 1923.
By November 1923, the US dollar was worth 4,210,500,000,000 German marks.
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There were 50 trillion Marks banknotes used in groceries to pay..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic

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Ouch.
iMo:

--- Quote from: Kasper on March 26, 2020, 04:52:11 pm ---
--- Quote from: imo on March 26, 2020, 04:20:55 pm ---Yes.

--- Quote ---A loaf of bread in Berlin that cost around 160 Marks at the end of 1922 cost 200,000,000,000 Marks by late 1923.
By November 1923, the US dollar was worth 4,210,500,000,000 German marks.
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There were 50 trillion Marks banknotes used in groceries to pay..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic

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Ouch.

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G20 countries to inject 5 Trillion USD into the economy..  [CNN]
SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: imo on March 26, 2020, 05:03:14 pm ---G20 countries to inject 5 Trillion USD into the economy..  [CNN]

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Sure. Void money.

Anyway... some people were apparently claiming that Covid-19 crisis would have only a minor impact on economy.
A 5-trillion USD minor impact. That's almost pocket money indeed. :horse:
Deni:

--- Quote from: thinkfat on March 25, 2020, 07:01:56 pm ---Yes, easily. He's an idiot.

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OK, perhpas he is, perhaps he is not - the same applies to all of us. But there was another link which, unfortunately, is pure data - no opinion. As you obviously missed it, here it is again:

http://www.euromomo.eu/index.html

It's "mortality monitor" - organization that collects data about deceased persons for 20+ EU countries once per week and was established for the situation like thise - to detect
abnormal spikes in mortality rate. You can spot sinewave-like curve, where each winter "shakes up" 60+ generation, when the flu season starts. So far, no abnormalities (although data lag 1 week), even
some drop is visible. That's what I would like to understand or to be explained to me. Perhaps Swedes are doing right - running their lives, more or less, as before...?
Kasper:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 26, 2020, 04:44:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: Zero999 on March 26, 2020, 04:39:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: Kasper on March 26, 2020, 03:56:34 pm ---I think my neighbors had a small party yesterday to celebrate.

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Your neighbours were stupid throwing a party. It goes against everyone keeping their distance. If everyone did the same, it would spread much more. Hopefully most people have more sense.

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Hmm, let's see if Kasper can give more info, but don't get all worked up. Said neighbours may have had a small party between themselves without inviting anyone not living in their house. In this case, it's not going to spread anything more.

Zen. ::)

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Hope is good in a time like this, that's why I included 'small' when I described their party.  Just a few visitors was my guess.  I was more focused on them being outside drinking, making noise all day.

I think some people have made it their lifetime goal to do as little work as possible and I fear they believe spreading covid will help them accomplish that goal.  I don't think many people would be so callous but I have seen a lot of justifications for people not doing their best.  Everything from, "flu kills more and no one cares about that so why should I care about this", to "suicide kills 800,000 and covid will only kill 80,000 and if I don't socialize, I'll kill myself so my therapist said it's ok to socialize and their ex is a surgeon", to "it only affects old people so why do I have to isolate, they should isolate".  These are the same people that complain their welfare doesn't pay well enough.  I try to be understanding, times are tough, people are trying to cope but some of this is just maddening and the govt giving extra money to people who seem to contribute the least is annoying.  That being said, I am glad they are giving money directly to people instead of giving it to banks and saying (falsely) it will trickle down.
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