Meanwhile how’s the Chinese economy doing?
Do You Think It’s Time For Businesses To Reopen Even Though Coronavirus Is Not Obliterated?
by minimus 90 Replies latest jw friends
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caves
Yes, absolutely. Protest are popping up everywhere.
I say mandatory masks for work involving the public. If someone doesn't like it, stay home and go broke. Or do work online.
There is general uneasiness and swiftly heading towards anger from the public.
I noticed tonight from several news outlets that many restaurants are going to defy state governors rules and open anyway. Along with hairdressers and many other businesses. All of them have said that they dare the governors or police to try to do something about it.
On that note much of the police force are saying they will not be enforcing stay at home orders any longer despite what the state says.
Fishermen in places where they closed fishing are coming out in droves. 2 state or federal employees per 50 mile radius can't/wont fight 100 fisher men in each spot. ( Which by the way no one is fishing anywhere close to each other, plenty of space). They don't intend to enforce. Least they be shot. I'm not kidding. Its happened before here, to many times and rangers know this. Around here if its not the bears and cougars you have to look out for, though there are plenty in the woods, its the people.
I see this trend gaining momentum.
Not sure what other options there are.
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caves
Meanwhile how’s the Chinese economy doing?
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/covid-19-economic-impact/ This link is a month old, but shows the first quarter of the year being hit hard. And China does withhold lots of information so there that.
This one is more current but is wordy at the beginning. https://time.com/5824599/china-coronavirus-covid19-economy/
From the next article: The generally accepted view, as indicated by the median estimate from the survey for a fall of 6 per cent, means that China will report an official
in the first three months of the year.
This would be the which was the last year of the decade-long Cultural Revolution when the then tiny Chinese economy “was on edge of collapse”.https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3080273/coronavirus-chinas-economy-set-first-contraction-1976-covid
More,
https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/17/china-s-economy-in-worst-downturn-since-since-70s-in-virus-battle
China sure try's to keep tight lipped on things. I'm finding a lot of info out there and it does form an overview but not sure of the accuracy. I'd imagine they are trying to feel their way though the mess and nothing is completely certain except uncertainty.
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RubaDub
I think things should reopen.
Rub a Dub (ver. 2.0)
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Pete Zahut
A recent survey showed that 85% of Americans will still quarantine themselves if things reopen. If that's the case I think they should reopen once there is a plentiful supply of, masks, alcohol, disinfecting wipes, bleach etc. As it is now, there haven't been any of those things available for over a month in our area.
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the girl next door
Our store shelves are still empty going on 6 weeks of every paper good, disinfectants, pasta, beans, rice, peanut butter and now meat. We can't find masks so we made them.
I'm going back to work on Monday and my aversion has nothing to do with apocalyptic shortages.
I've managed to find a muffin top, my boobs are obscene and my roots are horrific.
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Simon
A recent survey showed that 85% of Americans will still quarantine themselves if things reopen
Yeah, it will naturally be gradual because people will behave differently and many will wear masks even if you don't "command" them to.
This is why politicians should get the fuck out of the way. They lack the ability to take the appropriate amount of risk.
We're now being held captive by their personal political career ambitions.
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minimus
As of Wednesday, if you go out in public anywhere and you are from age 2 up, in Massachusetts, per the Governor, without a mask, you can get a citation.
My question is if it’s THAT serious a situation, why give 5 DAYS to implement this action? Now if you go outside of your house you can get into trouble for not covering your face and he says “ get used to it!” .... it’s the new normal.👎🏿
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just fine
I went out to lunch today at an actual restaurant with waitresses (wearing masks).
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MeanMrMustard
The economic effects, I fear, are underestimated. It’s not so simple when things shut down. Business still have costs even when idle... some inventories are time sensitive.