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Message: [QUOTE="Watchdog, post: 3554009, member: 10325"] 80,000 died of seasonal flu in the 2017-18 season and we didn't shut down the economy. Yet, knowing this virus is deadly but mainly among the elderly with underlying health conditions, the politicians are doing CYA at extraordinary levels for this virus. They say they're taking bold action to protect the people yet the data shows those actions are seriously flawed and ruining the lives of those most vulnerable. The Chairman of the Federal Reserve said last week, 40% of the job losses to date are people in households earning less than $40,000 per year. While those who've lost their jobs can't pay their rent or their car loans or afford child care for their kids who've been forced home by the shutdown of the schools, the politicians can say what a great job they're doing keeping people safe.........no matter how unlikely the working age and school age people are to have a serious outcome from the virus. As long as the political leaders and government employees are ALL getting fully paid while 20-30% of the rest of the people are out of work, they don't have to face the realities that are devastating to so many and have no clue about the level of stress and distress so many are facing. [/QUOTE]