Some Covid-19 thoughts

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- if I was someone with bad intentions and hated the US, or any large country - say ISIS, etc - I would be taking notes right about now. To see how much of the world is fubarred over this super easy to transmit virus... crap! How does this not happen again and again?

- drove by our grocery store early last week to mail in my tax docs (we had no intention of leaving the car). We couldn't believe how many people were out an about wandering in and out of the store. "What don't these clowns get about infection?" Drove out yesterday since it was sunny - still no intention of getting out - and the same thing. It looked like a freaking game day weekend. No masks, no gloves, no nothing but full carts. Actually some of the carts were only partially full. If you're going to risk this wouldn't you fill the damn cart? Just wandering in and out and everywhere even after the gov put the state on lock down.

- I remember when I thought the market was high when it went over 10,000, so all in all... buy Amazon stock. Their drone delivery program just got ramped up.

- what's the first thing people are going to do when they get their trillion dollar gov checks? Yep. Go out. Stand in line shoulder to shoulder at the bank.

- Will this change the world economy forever?

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My two cents...

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Originally posted by captaincrunch:
- if I was someone with bad intentions and hated the US, or any large country - say ISIS, etc - I would be taking notes right about now. To see how much of the world is fubarred over this super easy to transmit virus... crap! How does this not happen again and again?

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I'm sure at least China has been taking notes since this began.

I can't remember a time in my life where the US has ever looked weaker than it does right now. It's embarrassing.

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- drove by our grocery store early last week to mail in my tax docs (we had no intention of leaving the car). We couldn't believe how many people were out an about wandering in and out of the store. "What don't these clowns get about infection?" Drove out yesterday since it was sunny - still no intention of getting out - and the same thing. It looked like a freaking game day weekend. No masks, no gloves, no nothing but full carts. Actually some of the carts were only partially full. If you're going to risk this wouldn't you fill the damn cart? Just wandering in and out and everywhere even after the gov put the state on lock down.

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People by nature don't like staying indoors all the time. They also don't like being told what to do. That isn't just children either. When adults are told what to do by the government as if they are children, they're going to act like children.

As for the stockpiling, that's why there were panics about TP. There's no need to stockpile things. Shipping routes won't close down, and neither will grocery stores. You don't need to buy an entire shopping cart full of crap when you go out. Buy what you need, then maybe a few extra items that won't spoil while you're there. Remember this for the next time and always be sure to have at least a few months worth of the things that you can't buy now on hand and replenish them whenever they fall below 2 to 4 months worth (ie: TP, paper towels, soap, hand sanitizer, etc.)

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- I remember when I thought the market was high when it went over 10,000, so all in all... buy Amazon stock. Their drone delivery program just got ramped up.

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I missed that boat. Who knows what's going to happen after the dust settles from all of this. I'm not going to be the guy who buys stuff at premium prices right now, but let us know how that works out for you a year from now.

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- what's the first thing people are going to do when they get their trillion dollar gov checks? Yep. Go out. Stand in line shoulder to shoulder at the bank.

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Not necessarily. Anybody who filed taxes and has their returns direct deposited will have these stimulus checks direct deposited automatically (in theory, we'll see how they manage to do all of this in only 14 days given the fact they haven't even managed to pass a bill yet.

As for the rest of them, they should just mail out debit cards like most states are doing for Unemployment benefits. These cards can be used exactly like credit cards and used to pay your utility bills online without any charges. The only charges you'd have to look out for are ATM fees if you're withdrawing cash. Make sure to only use the ATMs that are listed as free, and don't make more cash withdrawals in a month than you are allowed without being charged (all of this information is provided with the card). Make sure to help Grandma out when you figure it out for yourself.

There honestly shouldn't be any actual paper checks being sent out in 2020. I could be wrong, but I think the term "check" is simply a way to say you're getting paid that everybody including Grandma understands.

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- Will this change the world economy forever?

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I would imagine it does. Whether or not the virus itself ends up being as dangerous as the Legacy Media has made it out to be, a lot has already changed. I don't see how you just go back to what used to

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Hate to say it guys but it does even make Canada look stronger.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
My two cents...

Jack: "I'm sure at least China has been taking notes since this began."

I'm not worried about any country - especially China - doing this kind of thing to us. They profit too much from our relationship. This is only good for super bad actors/terrorism. Anyone that is interested in simple destruction.

Jack: "I can't remember a time in my life where the US has ever looked weaker than it does right now. It's embarrassing."

Pretty bad since Trump got in.

Jack: "People by nature don't like staying indoors all the time. They also don't like being told what to do. That isn't just children either. When adults are told what to do by the government as if they are children, they're going to act like children."

Totally

Jack: "As for the stockpiling, that's why there were panics about TP. There's no need to stockpile things. Shipping routes won't close down, and neither will grocery stores. You don't need to buy an entire shopping cart full of crap when you go out. Buy what you need, then maybe a few extra items that won't spoil while you're there. Remember this for the next time and always be sure to have at least a few months worth of the things that you can't buy now on hand and replenish them whenever they fall below 2 to 4 months worth (ie: TP, paper towels, soap, hand sanitizer, etc.)"

No - going out and going where people are is how you get infected. I don't get how you don't get that.

Jack: "I missed that boat. Who knows what's going to happen after the dust settles from all of this. I'm not going to be the guy who buys stuff at premium prices right now, but let us know how that works out for you a year from now."

I think you can stick apin in the calendar and say this is where a MEGA shift in the World economy and how people work, happened.

Jack "Not necessarily. Anybody who filed taxes and has their returns direct deposited will have these stimulus checks direct deposited automatically (in theory, we'll see how they manage to do all of this in only 14 days given the fact they haven't even managed to pass a bill yet."

I really wonder how many people do that. I bet that sounds complicated for a lot of people.

Jack: "As for the rest of them, they should just mail out debit cards like most states are doing for Unemployment benefits. These cards can be used exactly like credit cards and used to pay your utility bills online without any charges. The only charges you'd have to look out for are ATM fees if you're withdrawing cash. Make sure to only use the ATMs that are listed as free, and don't make more cash withdrawals in a month than you are allowed without being charged (all of this information is provided with the card). Make sure to help Grandma out when you figure it out for yourself."

Right, debit cards or cash, it doesn't matter. It means pent up people are going to go out and party and buy shit and infect others or themselves. This concept is not getting through.

Jack: "I would imagine it does. Whether or not the virus itself ends up being as dangerous as the Legacy Media has made it out to be, a lot has already changed. I don't see how you just go back to what used to be after this."

I still have a hard time imagining millions dead, even world wide. But even IF it's that high, is it significantly higher than other killers?

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Hate to say it guys but it does even make Canada look stronger.

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No worries Brenda - truth is truth! #MaplePower

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Hate to say it guys but it does even make Canada look stronger.

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No worries Brenda - truth is truth! #MaplePower

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Yup, our PM has made several briefings from his isolation home because of his wife. He is very reassuring as are other government officials.

Our supply lines are good.

The numbers up here aren't anything like the US because of population differences and such. But my heart hurts for the US with all of this.

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Originally posted by captaincrunch:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
My two cents...

Jack: "I'm sure at least China has been taking notes since this began."

I'm not worried about any country - especially China - doing this kind of thing to us. They profit too much from our relationship. This is only good for super bad actors/terrorism. Anyone that is interested in simple destruction.

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I'm not going to pretend to know that. We've been on reasonable terms with China because they've been making a fortune from us ever since Clinton gave them a seat at the big-boy's table.

Unlike Americans who only look 4 to 8 years in the future, China looks 100 to 200 years in the future.

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Jack: "I can't remember a time in my life where the US has ever looked weaker than it does right now. It's embarrassing."

Pretty bad since Trump got in.

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That's simply a matter of opinion. One that I obviously don't agree with at all.

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Jack: "People by nature don't like staying indoors all the time. They also don't like being told what to do. That isn't just children either. When adults are told what to do by the government as if they are children, they're going to act like children."

Totally

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And totally not exclusive to Americans. That's a universal human truth.

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Jack: "As for the stockpiling, that's why there were panics about TP. There's no need to stockpile things. Shipping routes won't close down, and neither will grocery stores. You don't need to buy an entire shopping cart full of crap when you go out. Buy what you need, then maybe a few extra items that won't spoil while you're there. Remember this for the next time and always be sure to have at least a few months worth of the things that you can't buy now on hand and replenish them whenever they fall below 2 to 4 months worth (ie: TP, paper towels, soap, hand sanitizer, etc.)"

No - going out and going where people are is how you get infected. I don't get how you don't get that.

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Feel free to live the rest of your life in fear. The rest of us have shit to do.

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Jack: "I missed that boat. Who knows what's going to happen after the dust settles from all of this. I'm not going to be the guy who buys stuff at premium prices right now, but let us know how that works out for you a year from now."

I think you can stick apin in the calendar and say this is where a MEGA shift in the World economy and how people work, happened.

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Maybe.

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Jack "Not necessarily. Anybody who filed taxes and has their returns direct deposited will have these stimulus checks direct deposited automatically (in theory, we'll see how they manage to do all of this in only 14 days given the fact they haven't even managed to pass a bill yet."

I really wonder how many people do that. I bet that sounds complicated for a lot of people.

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I dunno. Maybe it seems easy to me because I've done my own taxes for the last 20 years and filling in your routing and checking info is the easiest part of the form besides filling out your address and signing your name. I can't imagine your accountant or online tax software doesn't make this exceedingly easy for you though too.

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Jack: "As for the rest of them, they should just mail out debit cards like most states are doing for Unemployment benefits. These cards can be used exactly like credit cards and used to pay your utility bills online without any charges. The only charges you'd have to look out for are ATM fees if you're withdrawing cash. Make sure to only use the ATMs that are listed as free, and don't make more cash withdrawals in a month than you are allowed without being charged (all of this information is provided with the card). Make sure to help Grandma out when you figure it out for yourself."

Right, debit cards

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