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Good points! Fortunately, we can prevent influenza and corona with the same measures of mask, social distance, remote work, etc. I am concerned for the US econ

Good points! Fortunately, we can prevent influenza and corona with the same measures of mask, social distance, remote work, etc. I am concerned for the US economy long term. The pandemic will kill 100k more at least, current projected deaths in just a couple months is up to 150k, which doesn't count the winter ahead. But considering how damaged our collective productivity is going to be from 3/20 to 3/21, we are in for unemployment above 10% for a very long time as shutdowns and closures continue. Will all the musicians, music venues, sports venues, museums, bars, restaurants, parades, weddings, etc still be the same after mass vaccination? I think they will all be hollowed out industries, we will not achieve that level of culture for a few years...sigh. Anyone else feel depressed to be American?

azinman2 6y ago
And on 3/21 hundreds of thousands will be dead that likely would have otherwise been alive. We’re already at 1/3 the number of Americans who died in WWII, in less than half a year. They won’t come back in “a few years.” What’s insane is how much more under control this could be with federal leadership, and a more compliant public.
criddell 6y ago
> Anyone else feel depressed to be American? Yes, especially since getting the virus load down to a level that can be effectively managed with testing and contact tracing isn't rocket science. We were doing okay through April then just gave up (at least that's what it seems like in Texas).
rconti 6y ago
Yes; it's become beyond obvious that there will be no leadership whatsoever on this issue until at least January. There was a period where some states were working together, but I don't know what happened to that -- maybe we just stopped hearing about it, maybe the relative success in New England caused that to fall off my radar? Of course, the federal government is also actively working against state-level leadership on Coronavirus, which is worse than doing nothing.

azinman2 6y ago

And on 3/21 hundreds of thousands will be dead that likely would have otherwise been alive. We’re already at 1/3 the number of Americans who died in WWII, in less than half a year. They won’t come back in “a few years.” What’s insane is how much more under control this could be with federal leadership, and a more compliant public.

criddell 6y ago

> Anyone else feel depressed to be American? Yes, especially since getting the virus load down to a level that can be effectively managed with testing and contact tracing isn't rocket science. We were doing okay through April then just gave up (at least that's what it seems like in Texas).

rconti 6y ago

Yes; it's become beyond obvious that there will be no leadership whatsoever on this issue until at least January. There was a period where some states were working together, but I don't know what happened to that -- maybe we just stopped hearing about it, maybe the relative success in New England caused that to fall off my radar? Of course, the federal government is also actively working against state-level leadership on Coronavirus, which is worse than doing nothing.