@finkelstein and @waton: That may be true, but most care systems were already running on razor thin margins. We're a non-profit after all. We don't have the capital to operate for 6 months+ without revenue, which is what the government is forcing us into. And all the promises from both sides of the aisle don't mean s**t when it's held up in legislative red tape and you have to tell your team, sorry, don't come in for 2-3 months, go on unemployment, and I hope I'll see you at the other end.
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Hospital is laying off and furloughing
by Anony Mous ini've been having a tough time today, i just got notice that our hospital is laying off a large group of people and furloughing others.
nurses, doctors, we just don't have enough business during this covid crisis, we've only ran at 60% capacity, while cuomo is telling us about shortages, they weren't ever realized, and nys simply won't open up fast enough for us to recover.
nys has given notice that hospitals are likely going to be out for 4-5 more months before all restrictions will be lifted, only necessary surgeries are allowed right now, with a few hundred of millions per month revenue shortfall, this is going to destroy and contract our business and our remote (rural) hospitals are the hardest hit, probably going to close permanently.
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Hospital is laying off and furloughing
by Anony Mous ini've been having a tough time today, i just got notice that our hospital is laying off a large group of people and furloughing others.
nurses, doctors, we just don't have enough business during this covid crisis, we've only ran at 60% capacity, while cuomo is telling us about shortages, they weren't ever realized, and nys simply won't open up fast enough for us to recover.
nys has given notice that hospitals are likely going to be out for 4-5 more months before all restrictions will be lifted, only necessary surgeries are allowed right now, with a few hundred of millions per month revenue shortfall, this is going to destroy and contract our business and our remote (rural) hospitals are the hardest hit, probably going to close permanently.
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I've been having a tough time today, I just got notice that our hospital is laying off a large group of people and furloughing others.
Nurses, doctors, we just don't have enough business during this COVID crisis, we've only ran at 60% capacity, while Cuomo is telling us about shortages, they weren't ever realized, and NYS simply won't open up fast enough for us to recover. NYS has given notice that hospitals are likely going to be out for 4-5 more months before all restrictions will be lifted, only necessary surgeries are allowed right now, with a few hundred of millions per month revenue shortfall, this is going to destroy and contract our business and our remote (rural) hospitals are the hardest hit, probably going to close permanently.
We've gotten maybe about 10% of 1 month lost revenue from the government. Medicaid won't reimburse for COVID-19 pointing at Medicare and the Feds, insurances have notified they won't cover for the Medicare shortfall like they've done in the past, private insurance used to cover 130% to make up for Medicaid/Medicare shortages, for COVID they will only cover 'real costs'.
So I'm having a meeting tomorrow about laying off and furloughing people, team mates, people reporting to me, entire divisions and wings will be closed. Whiskey, lemon juice and triple sec since ~3pm. Good luck if you're in NYS, your hospitals are about to fail. Not sure if this is the precursor to government takeover or if we're just going to let people die in the streets. We're the biggest in the area, if we fail, everyone else does as well.
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US Letter Read Sunday 4/26 at Meeting - No KH Use and No Field Service Indefinitely
by JWTom inthere was a letter read sunday at our meeting that mentioned some parts of us are starting to open back up.
however, regardless of things opening up that no kingdom halls should be used for any meetings of any kind.
also, no door-to-door ministry or any form of in-person ministry is allowed.
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Anony Mous
@atlantis: Good job vetting this kind of information. Perhaps if someone has a Zoom meeting recording where these things are read?
It would be great if this were a true disinformation campaign either from inside or outside that actual JW elders are picking up on and reading from the "platform".
On the other hand, although many places are opening across the country, these openings have great limitations. JW's going from door-to-door in an organized manner would not fall under 'necessary business' by any stretch.
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I just finished watching a documentary about Jericho (on YouTube) mentioning the origins of the Jewish/Christian deities and Moses stories (Epic of Gilgamesh amongst others).
Interesting to watch documentaries on the origins of human civilization, especially in that area and how people just amalgamate these things and compare them to the Bible and other religious ideas.
People are an interesting bunch.
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Those can all be boiled down to:
- God is not all powerful
- God is not all knowing
- God is not all lovingthis is a result of being all-knowing and all-powerfulThe way out of that is to accept God is none of the above, he is human and makes human mistakes, no need to elevate him to god-status.
The simplest test: can he make a rock he himself cannot lift (yes -> he is not all powerful, no -> he is not all knowing).
The way out the JW's think is that God is not all-knowing. But if you're not all-knowing, you cannot as a result be all-powerful, knowledge is power.
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread
by Simon inthis topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.
latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.
the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.
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@Simon: On the other hand, the government won't have to fund as many people in elderly care and hospitals.
My parents were complaining about the same policies in Belgium that with a bit of tinfoil hat seem to be designed to maximize death amongst the most vulnerable (the elderly). They are basically treating it as a form of involuntary euthanasia and a lot of the elderly still in their own homes are fearing having to go to a home as a result.
My mother said they were refusing to bring those above a certain age range to the hospitals and had doctors and nurses go to the homes for care which off course continued spreading and spiked the numbers over the last couple of days with 50% of their dead now in (government funded) elderly care institutions.
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I think Limbaugh is out and out wrong on this
by JimmyYoung ini listen to rush most days for entertainment.
i agree with him on some issues and disagree on others.
but today he said something i believe is an out and out lie.
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If we’re still talking about the OP question - Rush isn’t wrong on that.
It’s a simplified way of looking at it but yes, a vaccine is deactivated virus or particular portions of it’s RNA so your body has an immune reaction. Humanity has been doing that since the Middle Ages, it was called variolation when doctors would infect people using either pustules of people dying from smallpox or by getting people cowpox as an inoculation against smallpox.
And he is also right on the flu vaccine, we don’t know what the next strain of the flu will look like so we just kind of guess using last 6 months worth of flu strains. The flu mutates about every 6 months but generally you’re fine if you get every other strain.
The problem with the COVID-19 is that there is no ‘similar enough’ vaccine. The initial SARS outbreak was the only close enough virus and funding into a vaccine for SARS was discontinued by the Federal government in FY2016. Even though funding for NIH has once again grown over the last 2-3 years, you don’t just start up a vaccine study from scratch in 3 months time, we’re talking 5-10 years under a regular funding regime. This could be accelerated somewhat to 1-2 years provided the FDA doesn’t attach a bunch of red tape to the approval process but it’s not “let’s just spin up a vaccine from what we have”
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Do You Feel Your Rights Are Being Trampled On By Government Regarding Coronavirus?
by minimus ini support local and state and federal government’s power to safeguard the public.
i wonder is it getting to a point where we will be told we can’t go out anymore, can’t use your phone or computer anymore because of the viruses that we can get, etc.
are we prolonging this virus at all ?
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Anony Mous
300,000 American soldiers died in WWII defending your freedom from an oppressive government. 750,000 died in the Civil War defending your right to freedom from an oppressive state government. Many more have died since.
Why would you accept an EU-style all-powerful government bureaucratic dictatorship today when we (UK, US, Belgium and France) kicked the Germans out of power twice already? Because you got a scary cough?
I’d rather die than go back to the EU and their inane taxes and regulations, because that’s the only way you’ll get a government large enough to manage tracking down every citizen with a weird cough.
People point out how well China and South Korea handled the crisis - they’re also de-facto dictatorships, the government doesn’t have to ask permission to board you into your house and shove a mask up your face. South Korea doesn’t have protections in place for ‘colored people’ or gays or Christians. China will simply disappear you if you talk too loud.
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560 Laid Off at Trump's Doral Resort
by RubaDub ininteresting.
just reported today that 560 were laid off at trump's doral resort / golf club here in the miami area.
up the road from me, one of trump's major resorts (the one he plays golf at a lot) is laying off most of the staff.. i am surprised since there is that federal support for businesses that if you don't lay off your employees, you get government support.
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@under the radar: Rich people don’t have money freely available to just donate to the people they employ. No rich person is keeping the cash under their mattress or in a back room so they can swim in it from time to time.
Most of the money within the ‘rich’ class, is tied up in investments and stocks. Things that represent value but aren’t liquid. Eg. Jeff Bezos is worth billions only if Amazon does well, because most of his money is in stock options. If Amazon does poorly, Jeff Bezos becomes more poor, if Amazon fails as a business, Jeff Bezos could be bankrupted and live on the streets.
Creating a business is an immense amount of responsibility and risk. If you succeed, you may get rich, if you don’t, you are personally accountable for thousands of jobs. Also, if you are having a savings account for your business, as some businesses do, they need that money to pay a load of other things. If you say “well, I’ll donate it to my employees” what are they going to do when they have to start the factory back up? Who is going to pay for the supplies? Who is going to pay for the salaries before the invoices are paid?
Business and economics isn’t ‘rich vs poor’ it’s risk vs reward. You take a job at a factory, it’s low risk, you can always get another one. You set up a factory, you probably invest all your savings, double mortgage your house and get massive loans from the bank. If it happens to pay off, don’t be jealous unless you set up your own factory.
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Has Anyone Had Chinese Food Lately?
by minimus insince this virus, i have noticed that nearly all of the take out joints in my area are closed.
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I can walk to my Chinese restaurant(s). All still open. Have been getting takeout from both Americanized Chinese as well as higher end authentic Thai and Chinese foods.