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Economy Class Economy
March 17, 2020 at 12:18 am
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Guys, I think we need this separate thread to discuss what's coming.
I'm hearing some horrific shit going on all over the world but especially in the US.
You know this is serious when the mobsters in Vegas can't keep their doors open!
Now Bars? Restaurants? Gyms? Cinemas? Qantas just grounded 90% of its fleet and asked 20,000 people to stay home! WTF!
Is anyone here affected economically yet?
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Are you guys prepared to sacrifice this dumbo for a socialist with Alzheimers?
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RE: Economy Class Economy
March 17, 2020 at 1:53 am
Keep the economy going! Let's have none of these closures - keep all businesses open.....
So we lose a buncha old people.. Big deal, right?
2 percent mortality is a small price to pay to keep our minimum wage jobs afloat!...
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RE: Economy Class Economy
March 17, 2020 at 6:10 am
It's a pickle for sure, you can shut this stuff down but for how long? Putting people out of work who live pay check to pay check, especially for a long period of time can turn ugly real fast. Rent, Mortgage, and Utilities still have to be paid as far as I know, a lot of people can't afford to just stay home from work for weeks on end and not just minimum wage workers.
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RE: Economy Class Economy
March 17, 2020 at 6:19 am
Then there's the aftermath. A lot of the jobs people are being asked to stay home from may not even be there post-corona. Not only do a lot of people live payday-to-payday, but a lot of small businesses operate their cash flow month-to-month. If (as has been speculated) this goes on until August, a fair number of these businesses aren't going to survive and *poof* go the jobs.
The long-term damage is not so likely to be from illness and death as it is from enforced shutdowns and bankruptcies.
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RE: Economy Class Economy
March 17, 2020 at 8:02 am
(March 17, 2020 at 6:21 am)Mr.wizard Wrote: (March 17, 2020 at 6:19 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Then there's the aftermath. A lot of the jobs people are being asked to stay home from may not even be there post-corona. Not only do a lot of people live payday-to-payday, but a lot of small businesses operate their cash flow month-to-month. If (as has been speculated) this goes on until August, a fair number of these businesses aren't going to survive and *poof* go the jobs.
The long-term damage is not so likely to be from illness and death as it is from enforced shutdowns and bankruptcies.
Boru
Great point.
Thank you.
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RE: Economy Class Economy
March 17, 2020 at 9:25 am
A virus ultimately creating a redistribution of wealth?
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RE: Economy Class Economy
March 17, 2020 at 9:42 am
I've heard it said people tend to get more right-wing as they get older, soooo....
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RE: Economy Class Economy
March 17, 2020 at 9:44 am
(March 17, 2020 at 12:18 am)ignoramus Wrote: Guys, I think we need this separate thread to discuss what's coming.
I'm hearing some horrific shit going on all over the world but especially in the US.
You know this is serious when the mobsters in Vegas can't keep their doors open!
Now Bars? Restaurants? Gyms? Cinemas? Qantas just grounded 90% of its fleet and asked 20,000 people to stay home! WTF!
Is anyone here affected economically yet?
Are you guys prepared to sacrifice this dumbo for a socialist with Alzheimers?
Six times actually, and the best estimate of his current worth is ($359 million).
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