All things political. Coronavirus Edition. (4 Viewers)

[Maxp]

I fear we are really going to be in a bad place due to the obvious cuts to the federal agencies that deal with infectious disease, but also the negative effect the Affordable Care act has had on non urban hospitals. Our front line defenses are ineffectual and our ability to treat the populous is probably at an all time low. Factor in the cost of healthcare and I can see our system crashing. What do you think about the politics of this virus?

 

[GrandAdmiral]

I’m sorry they’re delaying you guys, GA. Let us know when you get your shot.

Yeah. Damn Christmas holiday.

I plan on recording my injection and uploading it to Facebook. As a black man, I want my family (currently fussing with my daughter because she doesn't want it) and friends of color to know there are no issues with receiving it.

 

[MT15]

That can work. There were just three in the lab who wanted to go on the first day, as far as I know. But now they are coming around and scheduling their shots. They know they should get the vaccine, I guess they just wanted to not be first, lol.

 

[wardorican]

 

[Nebaghead]

 

[zztop]

meanwhile in TX (essential workers seem to be taking a back seat)

 

[zztop]

Found a breakdown on allotments

Here Is What's In The COVID-19 Relief Package

From direct payments for American households to mass transit, the legislation President Trump signed on Sunday has money for individuals and institutions affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

www.npr.org

 

[MT15]

meanwhile in TX (essential workers seem to be taking a back seat)

I saw an infectious disease doc explaining somewhere that at certain levels of infection you could make a case for going in this order. I don’t remember the reasoning he gave but it seemed to make sense at the time.

 

[Eeyore]

Found a breakdown on allotments

Here Is What's In The COVID-19 Relief Package

From direct payments for American households to mass transit, the legislation President Trump signed on Sunday has money for individuals and institutions affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

www.npr.org

They left out the $500,000,000 for Israel
$4,000,000,000 for Naval weapons
$2,000,000,000 for Air Force missles
Tax breaks if you own a race horse

 

[zztop]

I saw an infectious disease doc explaining somewhere that at certain levels of infection you could make a case for going in this order. I don’t remember the reasoning he gave but it seemed to make sense at the time.

elderly I'm assuming are at greater risk of dying vs younger people. But this is Texas, where in back in May

Texas Official Suggests ‘Lots’ Of Grandparents Would Be Willing Risk Coronavirus Death To Keep Economy Going

Dan Patrick told Fox News that he and lots of other grandparents would be willing to risk their lives and that America should “get back to work.”

www.forbes.com

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

They left out the $500,000,000 for Israel
$4,000,000,000 for Naval weapons
$2,000,000,000 for Air Force missles
Tax breaks if you own a race horse

And you wonder why they can't get shirt done. That is ridiculous, none of that pork has anything to do with COVID relief and yet, they birch about giving ordinary citizens a stipend! They all can go drink weed killer!

 

[insidejob]

So, we're getting the Moderna vaccine next week. The holiday is pushing us back some as we were set to receive it over the weekend.

Don't forget to get me a couple doses. I'll administer them myself three weeks apart.

Thanks. You're the best!

 

[insidejob]

And you wonder why they can't get shirt done. That is ridiculous, none of that pork has anything to do with COVID relief and yet, they birch about giving ordinary citizens a stipend! They all can go drink weed killer!

Is that military spending part of the $900,000,000,000 COVID relief or part of the spending to avoid a government shutdown? Or are they all one big bill? I've been confused about this since the beginning. I guess I should read the link, huh?

 

[insidejob]

And you wonder why they can't get shirt done. That is ridiculous, none of that pork has anything to do with COVID relief and yet, they birch about giving ordinary citizens a stipend! They all can go drink weed killer!

OK...so I read the NPR link and didn't see the military spending in there. I didn't do the math to see how much they listed as COVID relief either.

They talk about the bill in language that leads me to believe that it includes spending for more than just COVID relief, like this:

The pandemic relief was passed as part of a bill to fund the federal government through the end of the current fiscal year on Sept. 30, 2021.

So that sounds like it wasn't just supposed to be just COVID relief in the first place, which ultimately is fine by me. I just hope they know what they're doing by ramming this inadequate COVID relief through and getting a real RELIEF package once Biden is in office. Even our neighbors to the north are paying monthly "stimulus" to citizens while we've only gotten like $4.00 a day since the beginning of the pandemic. I'd appreciate a retroactive relief/stimulus package that helps everyone. This $600 is a joke.

 

[zztop]

They left out the $500,000,000 for Israel
$4,000,000,000 for Naval weapons
$2,000,000,000 for Air Force missles
Tax breaks if you own a race horse

OK...so I read the NPR link and didn't see the military spending in there. I didn't do the math to see how much they listed as COVID relief either.

They talk about the bill in language that leads me to believe that it includes spending for more than just COVID relief, like this:

So that sounds like it wasn't just supposed to be just COVID relief in the first place, which ultimately is fine by me. I just hope they know what they're doing by ramming this inadequate COVID relief through and getting a real RELIEF package once Biden is in office. Even our neighbors to the north are paying monthly "stimulus" to citizens while we've only gotten like $4.00 a day since the beginning of the pandemic. I'd appreciate a retroactive relief/stimulus package that helps everyone. This $600 is a joke.

When I first read that NPR article I was surprised it wasn't loaded with pork.
Then this morning I read it was FIVE thousand pages and they were not given any time to actually read through the thing before voting on it.
Theres all kinds of non-covid-related items in there, which is disappointing

 

[insidejob]

Is anyone surprised that Trump is trying to take credit for basically saving the world? He should be indicted for his role in intentionally infecting as many people as possible.

 

[Saint by the Bay]

Record numbers. He loves to say that about everything. What record? Is there a vaccinated per day record?

People actually worship that dunce. Good lord.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Don't forget to get me a couple doses. I'll administer them myself three weeks apart.

Thanks. You're the best!

We might actually have extra left over because our plan is to start administering to patients in the proper channels after staff.

Need a doctor?

 

[insidejob]

We might actually have extra left over because our plan is to start administering to patients in the proper channels after staff.

Need a doctor?

Yes. I'm coming down with a case of Dontwannacatchtherona. Y'all treat that there?