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I do not demand that the government successfully predict the future. In March 2020, it was obvious what was happening in other countries. We were informed by th
by mcculley 6y ago
I do not demand that the government successfully predict the future. In March 2020, it was obvious what was happening in other countries. We were informed by the past and the present to determine how to respond.
- slibhb 6y ago> While this would have cost a lot of money, it would have been less than the PPP and stimulus efforts. This quote is demanding that the government has access to future numbers, isn't it? I don't agree that it was obvious what was happening in March. It's only obvious in retrospect.
- mcculley 6y agoIt was obvious to me and many others. I posted on March 11, 2020 that we should get our shit together and test at scale, as South Korea and other countries with effective government were doing. I was not demanding supernatural prognostication, just competence. Now we pay the price.
- 8note 6y agoIt was obvious to the government what was happening. They got rich off it