Yeoman

I don't know, what's the impact of poverty, unemployment, food supply disruptions, school closings, etc on the well being of our society? These factors need to be taken into consideration when making policy decisions going forward, not just the numbers coming out of the models related to the virus. Unfortunately in this environment during an election year there will always be a political angle if the govt is making the decisions, regardless of which side you're on.

Makes too much sense.. and there are already programs available to provide necessities for the home-bound infirmed and elderly which could be expanded. Then again on my runs I see just as many older people out and about in DC as I see younger folks.. One 80+ year old in my building said she's got too few years left to be endlessly cooped up in the condo and will take her chances going out and seeing family while following guidelines.. I would guess many her age share that sentiment.

Likely because either they will never reopen or they see no value in opening to a low turnout and losing even more money than if they stayed closed. Most restaurants make money only if they are near capacity during prime dining hours. Margins are razor thin in the restaurant business.. I doubt you will see many open until they are allowing at least 75% capacity, and by that point they will likely be entirely out of business. Pretty sad..

Who is reporting 20K+ deaths in NY? https://www.businessinsider.com/usns-comfort-leaving-nyc-few-coronavirus-patients-three-weeks-2020-4

Bonuses for front line folks are imperative - on the order of 50% or more of their salary. I've purchased $700 in gift cards for local restaurants and will continue to do more, so should others that have the means. These small businesses employ 50% of our workers.

Well put..

On Thursday will probably find that 30M+ have lost their jobs on since this all started.. I'm sure many of those are high risk folks.. Are you supposed to give them monopoly money? Either you have the money to pay them or you don't.. Why do you think I have a problem with you? You're exactly the type of person that I'm inspired by.. you risk yourself to provide for your family, not cower in a corner. I'm not talking about people with the ability to work from home. Those people should do so as long as realistically possible.

Obviously there are jobs which can't be done from home.. if you're in that position then it's probably be in your best interest to find something that allows you to work remotely if you're scared to go out.. Of course depends on your current situation, skills, etc. That way you're in a good position for the next health issue

Plenty of work from home jobs available if you don't want to leave your house.. gotta love it

Don't know how that will work.. hopefully only furloughed so they can keep their benefits. Bottom line - the work needs to be done

Employers can't force you come to work. You can tell them you don't feel comfortable doing so and they will find someone who will.. plenty of hurting people out there who would love a job and are capable of following safety guidelines.

As should anyone, including in Georgia, that might be scared and are lucky enough to have that option. Others need to take their chances so they can feed their families and keep a roof over their heads.

How is VA doing? From a glance it looks like it's a completely different story..

Pricing is of course driven on demand, which I suspect will initially be very low based on the paranoia/fear factor.. Sadly, reducing your capacity by 50% is a no go for most restaurants.. they have razor thin margins to begin with, and make up for it with volume. I think we will be lucky to see 50% of these places reopen unless the restrictions are not overly stringent. Hopefully down the line they can give it another go I can certainly see prices going up significantly in the long run due to inevitable inflation from giving away trillions

I hope many follow you.. this is great news for those of us that might just be washing our hands more often - no crowds, cheaper prices.. not to mention these places will be cleaner than they have ever been by a mile. Can't wait!

Indeed! With everyone out driving around everywhere it's really paying dividends.

You really should look… you’ll also see Depression-era unemployment, thousands of failed businesses and 6 mile long food bank car lines full of kids headed to poverty which will give you the full picture.. but hey, think of the greater good. Compromise has no place here.

We can only hope!

That death rate calculation is about as worthless as tits on a boar - Sweden has one of the lowest testing rates in the world

You sure your name isn't Debbie?

Did you see the miles of cars lined up at various food banks in different parts of the country? I guess that stimulus is really kicking in.. Good thing no one dies from the effects of not putting food on the table or having a roof over your head.

A phase uttered daily when reviewing the GFS

Precisely

Made an edit.. mean't "can" print

We will know in a year or two when the CDC has had a chance to make an accurate estimation, like they did for 2018-19