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Covid-19 is rapidly becoming America’s leading cause of death https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/16/coronavirus-leading-cause-death/?arc404=true&utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most

Restrictions extended in NYS until May 15.

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong this winter. Nov and April both had great patterns. Dec-March were terrible.

I'm thinking 1-3" for MBY. This will be my 3rd event this April.

They need to pass the additional funding this week. I cannot believe how quickly those funds evaporated. None of my clients even got it and I have 20-30 apps in...

So the government gave me quite a bit of money yesterday between the stimulus for me and my wife and her unemployment. I can get used to this.

Market experts are saying the unemployment rate and decreased consumer sales is factored into the current market already. I think Q2/Q3 show numbers that are far lower than market expectations. The markets are currently inflated.

These mask make my face warm. Going to be brutal in summer.

Snow reports: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&product=PNS&issuedby=BUF Buffalo has officially had more snow in April then March. 2.6"

Canada can afford that but somehow the richest country in the world can’t...

Craziest tornado video I've ever seen.

That is insane. He had 2 mins to get ready for this thing and just stood 2nd level of his house to record. What level tornado is that? Had to be violent?

Vietnam did the best. https://theaseanpost.com/article/vietnams-exemplary-response-covid-19

Looks like the WHO did warn people quite early.... https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-statement-on-the-advice-of-the-ihr-emergency-committee-on-novel-coronavirus Jan. 23rd. "WHO’s risk assessment is that the outbreak is a very high risk in China, and a high risk regionally and globally." "We recommend exit screening at airports as part of a comprehensive set of containment measures." "All countries should have in place measures to detect cases of coronavirus, including at health facilities."

Yeah it has a cyclical effect usually. When we do well, the global economy does well and vice versa. The only economy I can see having an impact on us as they export so much is China.

I'll add to that I don't think we have to worry about a Greece or Venezuela situation occurring here. The reason being as I stated above if our country does bad economically, so does the rest of the world and as a result our debt instruments will always be more attractive then those of smaller/poor countries. If you had to choose a country in the world in which you would want to invest in that would be the safest which would you choose? Most would pick the USA.

I've been studying this the last 2 months for my series 65 test. They keep postponing my test. I am ready and getting good quiz scores. My buddy failed it 4 times which made me nervous. But the more time goes by the harder it will be to retain it all.

This is an extremely complicated question. But basically there is a LOT of power that comes from being the most powerful country on the planet. Even more comes from being the highest producing GDP country on the planet. (Although we are not the highest per citizen) Countries and individuals around the world view US Debt as VERY safe, because if we go down as the most powerful and richest country on the planet...Then we have entered a very, very dark place. As a result of this US debt(bonds) are an extremely attractive investment in a volatile market. The amount of debt the US has doesn't really matter because of how powerful we are. There is a lot of truth to what Luke says in how powerful capitalism is, despite at times how brutal it is. It's what has made us so powerful. Other countries don't have the luxury we do... IE. Greece. Countries and people around the world don't really want to invest in debt in Greece, because who knows how they will rebound... The federal government offers three categories of fixed income securities to consumers and investors to fund its operations: Treasury bonds, Treasury notes, and Treasury bills. Bills are the shortest duration, notes 2nd and bonds are usually 20-30 years+ Each security has a different rate at which it matures, and each pays interest in a different way. One thing they all have in common, though, is their reputation of being based on the full faith and credit of the United States government. Investors can expect a high degree of safety and a steady, but unspectacular profit from each of these securities. Upon maturity, these bonds, notes, and bills return their face value. Here is a brief overview that talks about it in more detail. There is some concern into how things are now vs how they were a few decades ago... The debt is increasing substantially year over year. Corporate taxes as a percentage of tax revenue is a huge sticking point for me as the trickle down theory just does not work. If you keep giving the rich more and more money they will spend it on themselves, not on others who actually make them the money. https://www.investopedia.com/updates/usa-national-debt/

Finished with 2.3". Up to 82.2" on the year.

Happy spring

How do they enforce things like this? What if I decide to have a BBQ in my backyard with a few friends? On any given Saturday there is likely hundreds/thousands of people having outdoor parties in the Western NY region.

I don't like or agree with what Michigan citizens did today, but I do enjoy that we have the right to protests things we see as unfair without the fear of being killed. (In most instances)

Already over an inch here, grass fully covered.

Please watch. Very thankful we live here over there.

I wouldn't put it past China that they created this virus in a lab. I can see it. What is a better way to stop riots and protests then to create a virus in which keeps everyone home for months. The people there want a democracy. The Chinese leaders want nothing of the sort.