Epiphany

Indeed. For most folks covid-19 is no worse than the flu. Is it worth shutting down society over? For months potentially?

I have been memeing about this and was shocked this morning to find Trump is thinking the same way!

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Interesting times.

Good one

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I think this will become a realization worldwide of Presidents and Prime Ministers. Even a Lefty like you understands that small business and self employed individuals make the economy go around and to stop people from earning a livelihood is only laden with negatives.
Trump and the Australian PM have said like minded words and I guess many others will follow.

Trump hinted at it a couple days ago, and today said he came out and said he wants the country re-opened by Easter, which is three weeks away.

The stock market rallied today -- some are claiming because Dems and Reps are close to a new bailout deal, but I think it's more because of the President's statements and the growing consensus that we can't endure an indefinite shutdown.

The trade-offs here are difficult. But as a 30-something male in good health I am much more worried about the economy than coming down with a bug that's only a bit worse than the flu.

Biden is nowhere to be seen, really. If Trump really leads us out of this, changes the narrative of fear, and gets the quarantines speedily lifted, I'll be shocked and very pleased

A whole lot of folks will not be, however. And many will die.

Firstly, rather than comment on every single thing i will just say similar sentimentson personal and more broad effects. The world news are suggesting the Stock bump is because of the near aggreement but of course they aren't prone to saying Trump did anything good even regarding ebents in regular times. But personally I think his statements have has as much to do with bump as the near agreement would. Remembering that not everyone involved in the markets is anti trump and they are certainly pro business.