Moving on

[DonH]

There is nothing comparable between flu and COVID. It is truly wiping people out and the nature of the illness is affecting the healthcare system and its resources like I’ve never seen . And if we just let everyone go about there business in this past month, that number would surpass any flu deaths like you haven’t seen.

I’m sure that is very true where you are. It’s simply not the case - or even close everywhere. And that’s the problem. Not every place is NYC or Jersey or Michigan or for a period Washington. That’s why half a dozen states never closed and are doing better than those who did close. It’s also why we were told as many as 1,500 would die by April 8 in my state even with social distancing and as of April 21 we are still 5 times below that number. I don’t doubt for one minute what you are experiencing is very real - it’s just not happening most places and never will. So while you have the chance for $100 an hour 22 million people have no paycheck. Imagine if you had no paycheck for a month or two Ginger. What would that feel like. We can’t forget about the 22 million who may lose their jobs because their employer doesn’t survive. Most hospitals and clinics and doctors offices will likely re-open. Some bars, restaurants, hair places, sign shops, dog groomers, printers may not. In fact my sister in law has worked for the same company for near 25 years. She was told on Monday she was being laid off and the company believes they will file bankruptcy before the end of the summer. Her once 100K job may be gone at age 52. She’s already taken pay cuts. It’s not only covid patients and their families suffering and impacted. And it did not have to be like this everywhere. NYC and others likeky had no choice. What is best for a specific disease may not be best for the other aspects of life. You can’t only focus on disease and ignore everything else. Coming off the best economy and lowest unemployment of my lifetime to 22 million already unemployed is a true travesty - on top of the disease of covid which we are not going to stop any more than we can stop a hurricane.