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Just lost my job thanks to COVID-19, who else ?
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blacksheeplogic:

--- Quote from: james_s on April 04, 2020, 10:13:51 pm ---That's my inclination too, however I'm annoyed by the fact that people holding onto their money out of fear of an economic crash creates a self-fulfilling prophecy because the economy WILL crash if everyone does that. If everyone continued with life as normal as possible under the circumstances we could adapt and keep spending money to keep the economy going despite having to alter our behavior but it's in any individual's own best interest to not do so.

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The government here placed everyone they consider non-essential under house arrest. The only safe workers are those on the government pay roll. There is no continue with a normal life here and few outside of the government pay roll can depend on the jobs they have. It took almost no time for the government to take there kind of actions. Expenditure has to be prioritized towards the basics and keeping the mortgage paid. There will be a huge number of people without an steady income in the coming months so it's not about keeping the economy going or avoiding an economic crash, it's about how do you pay your mortgage and put food on the table in the coming weeks.
james_s:
How to pay your mortgage and put food on the table is exactly what the economy is all about. I know a lot of other people in the tech industry and they're all working from home now. Stores that sell food, pet supplies, hardware and supplies for the trades and various other essential businesses are open, restaurants can still serve takeout. All the usual mail order suppliers seem to be up and running still. I've continued to buy and sell on ebay, though I've disinfected the items I've packed and washed off stuff I receive. My friend's machine shop is running because they make aerospace and some medical stuff, they're busier than usual due to other shops being closed. My partner manages an animal hospital and they're much busier than usual for the same reason. There is still plenty of economic activity that can occur. My own life is not THAT different than usual since I'm kind of a homebody anyway though I've relied more on mail order than usual and instead of going to the store every 2-3 days for groceries we bought a month or so worth of food at Costco. Unfortunately since my partner is working I'm not protected despite barely leaving my house however I suspect we already had Covid several weeks ago. The symptoms checked most of the boxes but it was very mild. Whatever it bug I had was mild enough for me that under normal circumstances I don't think I would have even taken a day off work. We wouldn't have gotten approved to be tested even had we asked so unless I get something later that is confirmed to be Covid I'll never know.
Electro Detective:

--- Quote from: blacksheeplogic on April 05, 2020, 03:25:17 am ---
--- Quote from: james_s on April 04, 2020, 10:13:51 pm ---That's my inclination too, however I'm annoyed by the fact that people holding onto their money out of fear of an economic crash creates a self-fulfilling prophecy because the economy WILL crash if everyone does that. If everyone continued with life as normal as possible under the circumstances we could adapt and keep spending money to keep the economy going despite having to alter our behavior but it's in any individual's own best interest to not do so.

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The government here placed everyone they consider non-essential under house arrest. The only safe workers are those on the government pay roll. There is no continue with a normal life here and few outside of the government pay roll can depend on the jobs they have. It took almost no time for the government to take there kind of actions. Expenditure has to be prioritized towards the basics and keeping the mortgage paid. There will be a huge number of people without an steady income in the coming months so it's not about keeping the economy going or avoiding an economic crash, it's about how do you pay your mortgage and put food on the table in the coming weeks.

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I wouldn't want to be a poolitician, bs authority/expert or news media clown facing streets of angry Maories very soon..  :scared:
when they finally realize they got taken for a ride by assh0les they trusted,
with no jobs, no prospects, no decent food on the table for their families

and insult to injury > STILL no dunny paper!  >:(
james_s:
In hindsight I suppose we should have probably locked down EVERYTHING except for emergency services for 2 weeks early on and isolated it but in practice that is not likely to have flown. My worry now is that this half assed patchwork of lockdowns is going to cause things to drag out on and on as hotspots flare up and the virus keeps spreading.

On an individual basis the risk is low, most of us will be exposed sooner or later, most will have minor to moderate symptoms if any at all and the vast majority will recover without complications. The rate at which it has been spreading though is unlike anything I've ever witnessed and that's going to result in some very sobering numbers of deaths despite being only a very small percentage of the population. I read last night that New Orleans is running out of refrigerated storage for corpses and morgues are filled to capacity.

On the bright side, I suspect flu deaths will be noticeably low for a few years after this as Covid culls the herd and wipes out many who would have died of the flu in the next couple of seasons.

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