billsfan1959

C'mon, Q-baby, don't backslide on us. You were making such progress acknowledging that Trump is right. Stay over here on the side of optimism. You know you want to.

Yes, he will. It is so nice to see you crossing over from the darkside!

That will be a critical aspect of getting people back to work

All good my friend. Just a little dark humor...

S.A.R.C.A.S.M.

Well, this explains the high death rate in Europe...

Beat me to it

I'm going out on a limb here; however, I'm going to say that it would literally be impossible for Jared Kushner to get us all killed...

You don't even make any sense. #WordSalad

Exactly. If you are running around blaming anyone other than China for this mess, then you are doing so for your own selfish reasons.

You can stop at "Do you have any idea what it would take to...." The answer, no matter what follows those words, is "No." He is incapable of anything other than intellectually shallow regurgitations....

Criminals are going to criminal - particularly when you are at your most vulnerable...

WTF?? I am I missing something? Perhaps there is a good reason. If so, and if anyone out there knows what it is, please share.

They have been building them. Honestly, I don't think this country is going to run out of ventilators or hospital beds. There were predictions that there were going to be shortages of both over a week ago, and people were going to be left in the halways to die. It hasn't happened yet. I don't believe it will. I think they have a much better idea of how this virus might spread here, what places will be vulnerable, and when. It is a matter of reallocating existing resources and get manufacturing to the level (if not there now) to produce the equipment necessary as demand grows. Just my opinion based on what I have been reading.

I think if they wash it down with fish tank cleaner, they will probably be fine

I think that's part of the problem. I believe enough ventilators could be reallocated right now to areas of immediate need, without leaving any area vulnerable. Particularly when more are being produced every day.

Right. I think there is enough data now in this country to adequately identify trends in the movement of this virus, and which areas than can safely do with less medical equipment, supplies, and personnel at the moment - and which ares those resources need to be moved to. Except, you can only go through the drive through right now. Kind of takes all the fun out of it

This is actually a good analogy. There are plenty of ventilators to handle the areas of immediate need. Tracking of data is pretty detailed right now, in terms of the next potential hot spots. Ventilators are being produced every day and can be distributed (along with those no longer needed in other areas) where they are going to be needed next

Heaven knows, most decisions of this nature in our country are generally driven from a civil liability perspective. I honestly feel, in this particular instance, it really is about keeping workers safer. And, as @SoCal Deeksaid, a more motivating factor might be keeping the stores open - which is critical Over the last week, I have been out to several grocery stores and the hardware store. There are shields up at every check out area. Before that, I was going through the self-checkout as well.

I think that is generally true. However, in this case, I think it is primarily about keeping cashiers safer from the virus. They can't social distance.

It is actually the way it should be working in a crisis. Right now, medical supplies, personnel, and equipment should be diverted from areas that don't have the immediate need to areas that do have immediate need (Karl Marx would be proud of me right now). All areas of the country are not being affected at the same rate or in the same magnitude. We are continuing to produce equipment and supplies that can replenish what is diverted.

Steven Spielberg directed Saving Private Ryan. Maybe CNN can have him on during the next military conflict to give us his opinion on whether or not the US Military is going about it the right way

The vast majority of people do. Her point was that criminals don't think like most us - good times or bad.

Burnz has no qualifications at all to speak on this topic and Cooper is a partisan hack. The United States is currently not the "sickest country in the world." We have the most cases. A 5th grade math student could explain the difference that these two grown, educated men apparently can't grasp...

Right. 1. Masks are to protect others. I don't think Trump is out buying groceries or wandering around in the general public, he's been tested (and will continue to be) and everyone around him has been tested (and will continue to be).. 2. Nothing is stopping the Governors of every state from implementing all the requirements they want.