FFS, don't get political on this shit. I don't care which set of doofuses (doofi? how do you pluralize doofus?) you back, the economy is going to have a rough time when like 1/3 of the US (and Europe, and China) are shut down. That's not a conspiracy, it's math. I'm happy to discuss math, just not politics, not here anyway.
COVID isn't something to ignore, but it's not going to end life as we know it. At least it won't from death and sickness. It might be a lifestyle change from an economical point of view though.
Good news is the kids, at least so far, seems to be minimally affected, that's nice as a parent. The primary concern is both the elderly/immunocompromised and the simple concern of overloading the health system, which lets face it, isn't fantastic in the US. I've worked in the medical industry for most of the last 15 years and my sister is an NP, I've got a decent sight on it and it's a very shiny house of cards (like an economy, ANY economy). Hopefully by taking the measures they're taking, it'll help slow the spread enough that shit won't utterly hit the fan. I mean, it's going to hit the fan, but hopefully only a little. We'll see.
The political "stimulus" stuff being discussed will hopefully help, but it's likely going to end in some, at least temporary socialization of things, at least fiscally. I'm not an economist, I don't know. I don't think they know either, this has never happened in modern times, so it's a crap shoot. Good news is economy is as much a state of mind as anything, which is weird in itself.
Anywho, serious discussion over, I'd advise everyone wash your damned hands and don't lose your sense of humor. I'm not going to ignore it, but I won't be doom and gloom about everything, being worried never improves a situation.
