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Post by darthlopez on Apr 26, 2020 13:05:30 GMT -6
This Coronavirus gave Trump and the Republicans an out on the economy (and healthcare). Basically, their strategy of deregulation resulted in a massive flow of wealth to the top, while the jobless rate dropped cuz people could suddenly get multiple shit jobs and paid minimum wage, along with allowing crappy healthcare back on the market. I really would have rather had an election on that nonsense "greatest economy ever", but now the Republicans get to use COVID-19 as the excuse. I mean yes but on the positive side it has provided great ammo for movement to the left of the frame in the next cycle. It's time I think for the leftists to abandon the 2020 election and begin looking as to how we motivate the change we want to see for 2024. Currently as it stands regardless of the economic realities we face the new hot topic for the election is going to be "Do we reopen or stay shut" and I presume biddies will be pro-shuttering and corporate relief pacakges that fail to address real american needs, while Trump will be pro-reopening and pass this off as genuine care for the people out of work, while simultaneously demonstrating the exact lack of care and consideration for human life we know the republicans partake in. And disappointed to say that despite strong arguments for Biden as an impotent liberal who couldn't affect real change to my conservative friends, they have decided to side trump in 2020 because they believe biden's state of mind is worse than trumps (even post inject disinfectant) trump... So yeah... Here I was thinking biden might actually sway conservatives away from trump just because of how anti-left he has been only to find out that the conservatives would prefer to stick with the crazy they know. Who knew. I'll be curious to see how things start to shape closer to november if we even make it that long. Michigan is pushing a 9% mortality rate now. My Pharmacy Manager things its overhyped and that the actual mortality rate is likely lower, which I mean yes I can get behind that but I'm thinking we're still at a real mortality rate of somewhere around 5% if we factor in folks with mild and untreated symptoms. It's going to be hard to know, but I would caution against future arguments that suggest the non-tested number of infected is high enough to reduce the mortality rate in a significant way going ahead. We need to consider the facts and what we can attest to. While we know that there is likely a large unreported number it is speculative at best to claim a drastic reduction in mortality based on hypothetically unknown infections. We need to stick with the facts and the hard numbers we have in the coming election. Speculative guessing could seriously hurt us. |
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