HanoiVillan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Great result, as testing for coronavirus is to become free for all Americans, regardless of their insurance status: (assuming this actually happens, of course, but the commitment is made here). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Great result, as testing for coronavirus is to become free for all Americans, regardless of their insurance status: (assuming this actually happens, of course, but the commitment is made here). That'll cost them $600,000,000 should 20% of the population be tested. Tax payer money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, A'Villan said: That'll cost them $600,000,000 should 20% of the population be tested. Tax payer money? No, they won't raise taxes to pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: No, they won't raise taxes to pay for it. How does it work then? Private labs have invested millions in the USA in developing facilities and means for testing patients, some private labs are seeing over 100 people per day, and are expected to receive permission for up to 1000 people per day to walk through their doors. Are these private labs just investing millions for the sake of humanity? What is the USA going to do when they're already reliant on these privately run facilities to cope with testing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, A'Villan said: How does it work then? Private labs have invested millions in the USA in developing facilities and means for testing patients, some private labs are seeing over 100 people per day, and are expected to receive permission for up to 1000 people per day to walk through their doors. Are these private labs just investing millions for the sake of humanity? What is the USA going to do when they're already reliant on these privately run facilities to cope with testing? Deficit financed spending; the government will be paying, just not through tax increases. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Sorry I'm probably being a dumbass as well as a pain in the ass, but I've only discovered this virus in the last few days, never mind paying it any attention, and it's a little perplexing now I have tuned in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, A'Villan said: Sorry I'm probably being a dumbass as well as a pain in the ass, but I've only discovered this virus in the last few days, never mind paying it any attention, and it's a little perplexing now I have tuned in. No, don't worry, you're not being a pain. It's good to want to know more about things! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: No, don't worry, you're not being a pain. It's good to want to know more about things! Thanks. A few minutes of googling and I'm under the impression that it's more money for the bankster gangsters at the end of the day. I think I'm going to take a break from all this coronavirus business, get some fresh air, and hope that I'm just on the hunt for bad news right now and it's not as bleak as it seems to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 48 minutes ago, A'Villan said: Thanks. A few minutes of googling and I'm under the impression that it's more money for the bankster gangsters at the end of the day. I think I'm going to take a break from all this coronavirus business, get some fresh air, and hope that I'm just on the hunt for bad news right now and it's not as bleak as it seems to me. I understand your cynicism, but I think this is unqualified good news (however expensive it may be). If you want to know how many people are sick, you can't set barriers to finding out that many people cannot afford. The virus doesn't only target the rich, it also targets those who could not afford to pay for a test. Of course an alternative approach is to keep prohibitive costs to performing the tests, and then just accepting that you will have incomplete or bad data. I think the reasons why that would be a sub-optimal choice for a pandemic response are pretty clear. (I will admit that it will be difficult to run as many tests as are needed, due to the Trump administration's incompetence, that meant America was one of the last countries ordering the tests, and which now means they have to ration them for the time being). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Katie Porter is a credit to her constituents. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 13, 2020 Moderator Share Posted March 13, 2020 7 hours ago, A'Villan said: I think I'm going to take a break from all this coronavirus business, get some fresh air... Don't go outside! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 minute ago, OutByEaster? said: Don't go outside! That's actually exactly what I need! I've spent the day off reading about all sorts of fun facts that aren't much fun at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 8 hours ago, A'Villan said: That's actually exactly what I need! I've spent the day off reading about all sorts of fun facts that aren't much fun at all. It's Friday the 13th, nothing could possibly go wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 The episode of dirty money on Netflix about Jared kushner's slum landlord business is ENRAGING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Trump & Pelosi cut a deal. Pork anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 With so many people dying all over the world can't they just not buy one or two stealth bombers or something and take the money from there? Surely enough "future terrorists" will die from the virus anyway so the US can skip bombing a few villages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 14, 2020 Moderator Share Posted March 14, 2020 40 minutes ago, sne said: With so many people dying all over the world can't they just not buy one or two stealth bombers or something and take the money from there? Surely enough "future terrorists" will die from the virus anyway so the US can skip bombing a few villages? The point of buying the bombers isn't being able to bomb villages, the bombers are a device to move public money into the hands of a private company that lobbies very hard to get that money. We can't let a bit of sickness get in the way of good honest business - that'd be un-American. Communist. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Just now, OutByEaster? said: The point of buying the bombers isn't being able to bomb villages, the bombers are a device to move public money into the hands of a private company that lobbies very hard to get that money. We can't let a bit of sickness get in the way of good honest business - that'd be un-American. Communist. Ah, yes of course. Silly me. That's the communist in me as a Swede talking there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepDish Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) I would not be surprised if Trump has caught the virus, being at a dinner with a Brazilian that has testet positive. Imagine if he is is giving the whole establishment the virus! Who would have thought that was his way of draining the swamp? Edited March 14, 2020 by DeepDish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Connolly's Irish is up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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