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That one sat on the GOP senate leaders desk, and is still sitting there. Then the house passed the new one that Republicans demanded...and even then it looks like the president isnt on board. Despite his representative negotiating much of it.
LOL, are you really saying that what just passed the house, is that exact same thing as your March 15th bill?
Those two republicans from Georgia ( whatever their names are) seem to be in favor of it as well.
So you need to start watching closely WHO DOES WHAT now, in spite of the party affiliation.
How many dead people is acceptable for you with your idea? Because too many people will die. Just look at Arizona. It is horrible here. The only reason it isn't as bad as say California is the numbers. Arizona's entire state population is 3 million smaller than the county population of Los Angeles alone. Arizona has 22% case positivity to California's 12%. California is worse by scale, not by real numbers.
AZ is 16th in deaths/MM. Your deaths are basically no worse today than they were end of July.
On Oct 1 (bottom), you had 480 average daily cases, 620 hospitalizations, and 122 in ICU.
Now (peak), you have 6,200 avg daily cases (that's 13x), 4390 hospitalizations (7x), and 1007 in ICU (8x).
Now, you also have an astoundingly high % of ICU on ventilators (70% of ICU patients).
Your Hispanic population is almost 2x the US average. We've been told how much worse it is to be Hispanic and exposed to Covid.
Your 65+ is only slightly above, which is interesting as I thought AZ was a retiree haven.
As to the actual question you pose, my own "figure" would remain the same. Let's concentrate our efforts on 65+ in congregate living, folks with a medical diagnosis that puts them at risk. Let's tell everyone else to social distance and mask up indoors in public places, and let it rip. Because when you do that - protect the vulnerable, and let the others make adult personal choice - then that's the American Way.
AZ is 16th in deaths/MM. Your deaths are basically no worse today than they were end of July.
On Oct 1 (bottom), you had 480 average daily cases, 620 hospitalizations, and 122 in ICU.
Now (peak), you have 6,200 avg daily cases (that's 13x), 4390 hospitalizations (7x), and 1007 in ICU (8x).
Now, you also have an astoundingly high % of ICU on ventilators (70% of ICU patients).
Your Hispanic population is almost 2x the US average. We've been told how much worse it is to be Hispanic and exposed to Covid.
Your 65+ is only slightly above, which is interesting as I thought AZ was a retiree haven.
As to the actual question you pose, my own "figure" would remain the same. Let's concentrate our efforts on 65+ in congregate living, folks with a medical diagnosis that puts them at risk. Let's tell everyone else to social distance and mask up indoors in public places, and let it rip. Because when you do that - protect the vulnerable, and let the others make adult personal choice - then that's the American Way.
Mortality and mobility increases with age, BMI, and certain blood types.
so if we get the $2,000, here is what will happen. Biden promises to void out the Trump tax break we got a year or so ago. that gave people like me $2,000 in tax break. so Biden will null and void the $2,000 covid stimulus check we will get this week or next.
How many dead people is acceptable for you with your idea? Because too many people will die. Just look at Arizona. It is horrible here. The only reason it isn't as bad as say California is the numbers. Arizona's entire state population is 3 million smaller than the county population of Los Angeles alone. Arizona has 22% case positivity to California's 12%. California is worse by scale, not by real numbers.
And how many destroyed lives are acceptable to you?
As of now, the government would have to cut me a check for $86,000 to make up for what I’ve lost. My family is hanging on, but barely. We need restrictions to end now. Not in another three months, another six months, 2022... right the heck now.
And there are millions of me out there. Far more than have died from Covid. I think YOU, and those like you, are the selfish ones at this point in time. The old folks and the Covid-petrified need to start doing their share and protect themselves for the good of millions of Americans.
economists say (and argue ) that a good portion of all income is not reported, because of "off the books", "under the table" income (the argument is exactly how much of a "good portion"...economist say on the low side 17%, and as high as 52%, and generally compromise as 35%)
completely discounting what portion of this might be illegal aliens (or drugs, or gambling, or other illegal activities) - here comes the catch for those who have chosen for years to rely on off-books income ... you're not going to get now what you would have gotten if you followed the rules all along.
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