Do not trust one damn thing the government tells you,
particularly in a crisis. Remember when
the hurricane hit Puerto Rico? The death
toll was thought to be less than a hundred.
Later, the PR government added in every single person who died over the
next several weeks from any cause claiming the death to be “hurricane related.” The magic death toll in PR is now at 3,000
plus. Total BS.
What if they are doing the same thing with the
Chinese virus? We know that old people with
pre-existing conditions are the most susceptible to death. So if I’m an 85 year old diabetic with a heart
condition and 200 pounds overweight and happen to catch the Chinese virus and
die, what killed me?
So far, we know that people under the age of 50
comprise about 1% of fatalities. What to
do? It’s time for a peanut allergy type quarantine. In a post several under Lex related a story
where schools were banning peanut products from the lunchroom floor because one
or two students had peanut allergies. Lex
asked, why not just set up a peanut free area in the corner of the cafeteria? No good answers for that proposal.
I think after this 2 week shut down, it’s time to
take a look at social distancing the most vulnerable and letting the rest of
America get on with business. PDJT is correct when he says that the cure shouldn’t
be worse that the illness. How far are we from a complete social breakdown? When people are fighting in the aisles over toilet
paper, what happens when there’s no meat left on the shelves? Social order has very thin veneer.
As a guy who is “at risk” from the Chinese virus, I
think it is best to get on back to business.
Restart this economy gradually in ways that makes sense. Crank it up as we warn the most vulnerable to
continue to be aware of the dangers of the virus.
Today’s JG rant
Re: John Gospodarek’s letter “Pandemic an argument for universal health care” of Mar 24, 2020.
Gospodarek thinks the pandemic should cause Americans to reassess our positions
on supporting universal health insurance.
No thanks. I’ll take my chances with
best, most innovative and most compassionate healthcare system in the world.
If the pandemic has taught us one thing it is that the cure and alleviation
of suffering from this crisis will be found in a dynamic private sector long
before government bureaucrats mired in miles of red tape and regulation ever figure
out what personal pronouns they will be allowed to be used in press releases.
Here’s the acid test. Will any of
the socialist virtue signalers like Gospodarek vote with their feet by seeking their
own healthcare treatments in Cuba, Venezuela or even in Canada? No.
They won’t, because they know for all of the shortcomings, America is far
and away the best place be to be – particularly if you happen to be sick.
So why do they want to destroy the system?
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:00 am
Letters
Pandemic an argument
for universal health care
Will the USA's lack of
universal health care cost you your life?
With coronavirus on
the rise in most U.S. communities, tens of millions of people may not seek
medical attention because they are uninsured or undocumented and fearful of
exposure. That could cost you your life
Maybe you should
reassess your position and support universal health insurance (like the
majority of the world has). Just because you have insurance, understand
that it cannot keep you safe from germs and viruses in an untreated society.
John Gospodarek
Fort Wayne
1 comment:
Italy has universal healthcare.
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