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GaWx said:
Thank goodness for Dr. Fauci! He’s absolutely amazing and a great asset to have in this fight. And I’m not saying this just because of his vast knowledge and intelligence. It is also because of his great ability to communicate with the American people.
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That whole team has been top notch imo. When this ends one day soon, we can go back and this team has given us a blueprint to follow,build off of in the event we face another crisis like this down the road.
The way they adapted to our testing fiasco is the biggest in game adjustment thats been made. No way was the cdc set up to meet the demand we faced. From supplying enough kits ,to ability to process them efficiently if we did have them. It was egg in the face,but lesson learned. DHHS has been great, Dr Birx, several others from the mayo clinic,surgeon general,insurance reps,pharmaceutical industry,supply chain and logistics etc.
 
NCSNOW said:
That whole team has been top notch imo. When this ends one day soon, we can go back and this team has given us a blueprint to follow,build off of in the event we face another crisis like this down the road.
The way they adapted to our testing fiasco is the biggest in game adjustment thats been made. No way was the cdc set up to meet the demand we faced. From supplying enough kits ,to ability to process them efficiently if we did have them. It was egg in the face,but lesson learned. DHHS has been great, Dr Birx, several others from the mayo clinic,surgeon general,insurance reps,pharmaceutical industry,supply chain and logistics etc.
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Overall I agree. But I think Dr Fauci easily as of now gets the hypothetical MVP of this team. And it wouldn’t surprise me if he were to reject it due to modesty. We are so blessed to have him. He reminds me of the great John Hope.
 
tramadoc said:
Good luck with that. Bunch of non-courteous people around here will raise hell if they’re not let in the store because they think someone is going to get something that they won’t get.
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Sad but true. So far the panic has not really hit Jonesville and Pacolet so it may actually work here. Would not count on it in big cities though.
 
tramadoc said:
Good luck with that. Bunch of non-courteous people around here will raise hell if they’re not let in the store because they think someone is going to get something that they won’t get.
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Or they'll force Grandma to go in early to shop for them.
 
SD said:
Nice they just built a new one down the street from my parents.
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That's awesome and be careful, Harnett County sucks at snow but seems to be the go to place for this virus. 4th case down there
 
Jessy89 said:
If you really think about this. It’s really tiny number compared to the overall population of the world. At this point 500k people may not even be affected


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>500k being affected worldwide is basically guaranteed. In the US alone, I would definitely take the over on that.
 
Major restock in most stores tonight. TP, wipes, germx, etc will be made available tomorrow morning. Dollar General here started the final hour of closing with NO limits. Other bigger stores will do the same but probably with limits. Fresh raw chicken however may be slower to restock initially.
 
In other news; does Bill O’Brien of the Houston Texans have the Coronavirus or has he lost his mind? Who in their right mind trades arguably the best wide receiver in football for a broken down RB who has declined in stats for the last three years?
 
Freebie for everyone at 7pm on Planet Fitness Facebook page with a LIVE workout and occasional celebs. To help mentally and exercise. Today’s video you missed can be rewatched.
 
This releif Bill for the Corona virus has got to be fixed.
The House passes a bill, that no one read. MANDATES businesses with 51 to 499 employees pay 100% sick leave for employees affected by this crisis and the govt will give these business tax credit back at end of year. If a man runs a restaurant and has to pay 40 employees while hes shut down and no revenue coming in, he will be bankrupt before the end of the year gets here. Meanwhile they exempt business of 500 employees or more. Why, I have no idea, ask Nancy. Also the House leaves off waiving Fica Taxes the remainder of the year. Thats 1000 plus bucks to all working Americans and also the employer doesnt have to match those Fica taxes. Thus the business will be able to see imediate relief for forking out the mandated help for sick leave.

Who writes this crap? This would be a suicide mission. This is what burns my cranks up. Just help the American citizen,business out. Its not rocket science.
 
NCSNOW said:
This releif Bill for the Corona virus has got to be fixed.
The House passes a bill, that no one read. MANDATES businesses with 51 to 499 employees pay 100% sick leave for this crisis and the govt will give these business tax credit back at end of your. If a man runs a restaurant and has to pay 40 employees while hes shut down and no revenue coming in, he will be bankrupt before the end of the year gets here. Meanwhile they exempt business of 500 employees or more. Why, I have no idea, ask Nancy. Also the House leaves off waiving Fica Taxes the remainder of the year. Thats 1000 plus bucks to all working Americans and also the employer doesnt have to match those Fica taxes. Thus the business will be able to see imediate relief for forking out the mandated help for sick leave.

Who writes this crap? This would be a suicide mission. This is what burns my cranks up. Just help the American citizen,business out. Its not rocket science.
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Multiple people mentioned today that the senate is making changes and will send it back to the house . Specifically the 500 employees thing was mentioned to now include all companies regardless of size . Now getting these old farts to agree on things will be another issue .


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metwannabe said:
That's awesome and be careful, Harnett County sucks at snow but seems to be the go to place for this virus. 4th case down there
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Yeah I have no idea why Harnett is getting so many. I honestly have no plans to go out at this point and if I do not sure it'll be around here
 
Storm5 said:
Multiple people mentioned today that the senate is making changes and will send it back to the house . Specifically the 500 employees thing was mentioned to now include all companies regardless of size . Now getting these old farts to agree on things will be another issue .
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Including all companies is the last thing we need; this is a mandate requiring employers to give paid sick leave as well as emergency leave to employees. As NCSNOW said, this requirement would bankrupt a lot of small and midsize employers who are already teetering on the edge. Again, it is *employers* who will foot the cost, not the government.

Yes, companies will get a tax break on their 2020 corporate returns - but only after they file those returns in early 2021 (and even then the tax break only recovers a percentage of the total cost of the mandates).
 
There has been talk that India has been using drug cocktails to fight the virus. and, been having luck. Australia is said to have a cure by doing the same per Fox news.
 
I’m not saying I agree with that nor that it will pass , Just the word on the street . I also don’t agree with the senators that are pushing for a an economic stimulus package. Passing out money to everyone isn’t the answer either


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VegasEagle said:
There has been talk that India has been using drug cocktails to fight the virus. and, been having luck. Australia is said to have a cure by doing the same per Fox news.
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What kinda cocktail we talking about here? Did they say? All I got is some ibuprofin, vitamin c recommended by jon and chewing tobacco for bee stings only of course.
 
Storm5 said:
I’m not saying I agree with that nor that it will pass , Just the word on the street . I also don’t agree with the senators that are pushing for a an economic stimulus package. Passing out money to everyone isn’t the answer either


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Baloney. I'll take your share and buy my tractor with it.
 
I keep hearing about hiv meds helping. I have a 60% less viral load for hiv per my dna. Wonder if that helps with SARS-COV-2
 
Storm5 said:
I’m not saying I agree with that nor that it will pass , Just the word on the street . I also don’t agree with the senators that are pushing for a an economic stimulus package. Passing out money to everyone isn’t the answer either


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your money anyways. They won’t be giving u nothing . Yeah i take some money i paid in now...
 
tennessee storm said:
your money anyways. They won’t be giving u nothing . Yeah i take some money i paid in now...
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Hahah yep that’s what people don’t seem to understand . You might think you are “
Getting free money “ but you aren’t . They will tax us to death over the coming few years to recoup it


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Guys, this board has been a good way to keep up with developments, as well as, share and read 2 cent inputs. But is there anyway we can cut out the "I'm smarter than you", "told you so", and "I saw this coming" posts? Some here seem to be more concerned with building their egos and worrying about who is "right and wrong" rather than just discussing opinions and developments. NOBODY can see the future or "knew" what was or is going to happen. We still have no idea how this is going to shake out. Instead of trying to be know-it-alls (regardless of view), can we just discuss developments, thoughts, and feelings of this lifetime event, without the name-calling and attacks? There are too many smart and kind people here to stoop to those levels. We're all human here, if we can't respect each other enough to discuss this without name calling then we probaly have bigger problems than the virus.
 
Iceagewhereartthou said:
Guys, this board has been a good way to keep up with developments, as well as, share and read 2 cent inputs. But is there anyway we can cut out the "I'm smarter than you", "told you so", and "I saw this coming" posts? Some here seem to be more concerned with building their egos and worrying about who is "right and wrong" rather than just discussing opinions and developments. NOBODY can see the future or "knew" what was or is going to happen. We still have no idea how this is going to shake out. Instead of trying to be know-it-alls (regardless of view), can we just discuss developments, thoughts, and feelings of this lifetime event, without the name-calling and attacks? There are too many smart and kind people here to stoop to those levels. We're all human here, if we can't respect each other enough to discuss this without name calling then we probaly have bigger problems than the virus.
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good post, this situation can't be compared to anything else in our lifetime really.
 
I wanted to pass along what I was just told. I have a job that is involved with parts of govt. I have a strong connection to Canada govt. A nationwide lockdown is happening. By end of week. All major stores are getting last shipments this week. All non essential personal will have to stay home. Trump has been cord with Canada why the borders are closing. The closing of restaurants is the stepping up process to not cause panic. We will be just like France,Spain,Italy. I know it comes across as bs but the person I know was on conference call with WH today. So let’s see what happens.
 
Iceagewhereartthou said:
Guys, this board has been a good way to keep up with developments, as well as, share and read 2 cent inputs. But is there anyway we can cut out the "I'm smarter than you", "told you so", and "I saw this coming" posts? Some here seem to be more concerned with building their egos and worrying about who is "right and wrong" rather than just discussing opinions and developments. NOBODY can see the future or "knew" what was or is going to happen. We still have no idea how this is going to shake out. Instead of trying to be know-it-alls (regardless of view), can we just discuss developments, thoughts, and feelings of this lifetime event, without the name-calling and attacks? There are too many smart and kind people here to stoop to those levels. We're all human here, if we can't respect each other enough to discuss this without name calling then we probaly have bigger problems than the virus.
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Agree 1000%. I think a lot of us are just downright frightened, overwhelmed and uncertain about the future. The thing is none of us know how to react to a situation like this. Sure, we read about, studied pandemics in high school and college, but we thought we would never have to be part of one. It's a lot to take in. We need to learn to cope and come together as one. No country can defeat this alone.
 
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