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Keyser Soze

On 4/3/20 12:09 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 2 Apr 2020 17:18:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/2/2020 5:07 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 2 Apr 2020 08:24:41 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 4/1/20 4:47 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/1/2020 4:43 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 1 Apr 2020 13:46:54 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/1/2020 1:35 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:45:20 -0400,
wrote:

On Wed, 1 Apr 2020 08:09:02 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

If the USA really clamps down on its reliance on Chinese
manufactured items (as it should) the Chinese economy
could be in for a free-fall.Â* If it does, there's no
turning back.Â* The Chinese Communist government opened
a Pandora's box about 30 years ago when they started
embracing their government controlled version of
capitalism and "free markets".Â* Once a significant
portion of their population start benefiting from
this, there's no way to close the Pandora's box
again.

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It's important to remember that the western world has become more or
less addicted to buying cheap manufactured goods from China.Â* That is
a major reason why we have enjoyed low inflation for the last 30 years
or so.Â* China has become the low cost producer for just about
everything we consume and it will be extremely difficult to unwind
that without major disruptions to our economy and standard of living.
China has many millions of people willing to work at low wage factory
jobs and we do not.

China's form of government and culture makes it easier for them to
tell their people to suck it up and get back to work. I think they
still have a much worse Covid problem than they are willing to admit
but it is also easier for them to isolate the cases and protect the
factories. They also have a lot more control over the news. You don't
have anyone on TV there saying Xi is an incompetent fool or that their
situation is being mishandled. It is easier for the average coolie to
think all that can be done is being done.

There have been reports (true or not?) that leaks by people
within China indicates the real death toll there so far
exceeds 84,000.

Are we surprised. As I said when they declared the crisis was over.
they understand they have a business to run and they are going to get
back to work. What's a half a million dead people to them?
There are plenty more where they came from.
I do believe they are doing better at containing the infection but
guys walking around with AKs and clubs are far more effective than
people on TV saying "please stay home".

LOL

Until a couple of days ago, literally, the asswipe governors of Florida
and Texas exempted attending church from the "stay at home" advice.
After all, what could you contract in church other than superstition and
stupidity?

Most of the churches are doing their thing online. It is only the real
snake handlers and the commercially aggressive ones who want their
parishioners to show up and throw a buck in the plate. Government
orders wouldn't stop them anyway. Other than that the stay at home
order is pretty silly since there is nothing open to go do.

All things considered I don't think Desantis is doing that bad. I do
see his point that why should he pretend to lock down counties a New
Yorker couldn't point to on a map. Our problems are all in the dark
blue counties. The virus map looks like if you voted for Hillary, you
are going to get Corona.
I suspect it is just because those New Yorkers can't make up their
mind if they want to be here or there but they are swapping germs
along the way.

DeSantis needs to really clamp down on the social distancing rules
in Florida.

Our friends who just returned from the Bahamas on their sailboat
are at a Florida marina. She said there's a ball field next to
the marina and a bunch of people are there having a softball game.

Those who are monitoring and generating models, looking for
developing hot spots are warning that Florida is becoming
a bulls-eye.

I doubt Desantis can see that from Tallahassee. If Miami Dade is not
enforcing the rules he just put into place, it is a Miami problem.
You might not be able to keep Cubans and Domicans from playing ball
tho.
At a certain point they might have a riot. ;-)

Right, because there is a huge Berlin-like wall around Miami and no one
can get in and out. Listen up...it isn't a Miami-Dade problem, it isn't
a Florida problem...it is a national problem and it will require
national solutions, not your brainless SW Florida nimbyism.