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Coronavirus
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:28 pm
by TheCatt
The plan Mr. McConnell introduced calls for taxpayers to receive up to $1,200, with married couples eligible to receive as much as $2,400 with an additional $500 for every child. Those payments will scale down for individuals who make more than $75,000 and couples that make more than $150,000. Individuals who make more than $99,000 and households that earn more than $198,000 won’t be eligible for direct assistance.
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Several Republicans said they favored expanding unemployment payments to Americans who lose their job during the pandemic, while still others said the government should lend enough money to small businesses so that Americans can stay on payrolls throughout the crisis.
“Finding a way to help more small businesses have access to capital to maintain the relationship that they have with their employees is critical,” said Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.)
Democrats are also grappling with what kind of financial assistance to offer to Americans who are no longer working because of the disease’s spread.
Coronavirus
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:30 pm
by TheCatt
Trump appeared to sharpen his tone on Friday, when he declared a national emergency, though he suddenly claimed that widespread testing was "unnecessary."
"We don't want everybody taking this test," Trump said. "It's totally unnecessary. And this will pass."
On Monday, however, the World Health Organization delivered a simple message to all countries.
"Test every suspected COVID-19 case," W.H.O. Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. "If they test positive, isolate them and find out who they have been in close contact with up to two days before they developed symptoms and test those people too."
I'm going to side with the WHO here...
Coronavirus
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:37 pm
by TheCatt
Coronavirus
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:46 pm
by GORDON
I wonder how long ago was the first time I ever said, "Your elected officials absolutely do not care about your opinion, unless you write it down and wrap it in a roll of hundred dollar bills."
Because I know it was a long time ago.
Coronavirus
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:24 pm
by GORDON
Girlfriend's brother-in-law manages a local "Bravo!" restaurant. Today he was told that they're closing at 4, and at 8am tomorrow the rest of his perishable stock would be taken to another restaurant, and to give them the keys.
Apparently a few dozens restaurants of that chain are closing.
My question was, "It only took 3 days to sink them?"
Fluke, or the first of many?
Coronavirus
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:52 pm
by TheCatt
GORDON wrote: Fluke, or the first of many?
Lots of restaurants are dying, among other small businesses.
Coronavirus
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:22 pm
by TheCatt
Stay home, California. Good luck, Troy
Coronavirus
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:58 pm
by Troy
TheCatt wrote: Stay home, California. Good luck, Troy
Thanks! We've been on lockdown since Monday and I swear it's not that bad. This was the the busiest bridge in the Bay Area last night:
I Am Legend vibes.
Our healthcare systems have been prepping since early February, or say that have. So far, people in my hood are obeying social distancing and being chill this week. Lots more people walking dogs and running. When running around, it smells more like weed than normal.
We are well stocked on supplies. HelloFresh messed up my first order but made up for it and I ended up with enough meat and veggies to last a while. MULTIPLE bottles of hand sanitizer, a luxury.
I take the 56% number as our Governor using hyperbole to levy for that other Navy Hospital ship. Maybe that number was the worst case no mitigation spread?
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:06 am
by TheCatt
Maybe that number was the worst case no mitigation spread?
I assume so.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:36 am
by Cakedaddy
How'd you score the sanitizer?! That's the only high demand item we are missing. I'm not worried about food. I may not get what I normally buy, but there is still a ton of food.
We are pretty much shutting down right now as well. No one needs anything installed right now! Projects have been delayed until May. We are doing trouble tickets still, but those are few and far between. I figure my techs will be on unemployment by week's end. As the business owner, I'm not sure I can collect unemployment, even though I PAY FOR IT! I'm hoping this will be the type of special circumstance that qualifies me for it.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:38 am
by TheCatt
Good luck, Cake. There's been a lot of talk of support, but I honestly don't know what's in the bill that passed or the ones being discussed.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:48 am
by Leisher
You can invoice me. We'll pay on time.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:54 am
by Cakedaddy
Ya. Support. One version of it is that I pay my employees sick time that we don't offer and didn't budget for. . . .
The other support is low interest loans to keep people on payroll.
The other version is the $1200 or so being thrown around. Well, that covers ONE of the weeks!
Over all, we are in a position to be able to ride this out for quite a while. That is, as long as the government doesn't come along and take all of our reserves. "You still have a house. Pay your employees some more!"
I'm considering grabbing one of those low interest loans (depending on how low is low) just in case. I'd hate to wait till I need it and then there's no more money left to borrow. If it never gets to the point where we needed it, maybe I'll use it to stock up on tools and materials (again, assuming low is actually low).
We learned a lot during the last recession and are actually quite prepared for this outage. I figure that if this outlasts our reserves, then our bigger problem will be our lack of ammo that I wish I had bought 6 months ago when I meant to.
Leisher wrote: You can invoice me. We'll pay on time.
I have the time to do that now!
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:38 am
by GORDON
This week's "School from home" started shaky, but seemed to end strong. It was a good test-run in case the governor closes schools for the rest of the year. Yesterday the kid spent about 5 hours at his desk, on video conference calls. Girlfriend says their (one of the best in the region) public school didn't do anywhere near as well with remote schooling. Her kid did nothing almost all this week. She's also a Montessori teacher, and they're doing dick about reducing social exposure. She herself has daily staff meetings to attend, and all of those rich, liberal parents need their daycare, goddammit. They're under a lot of pressure to still take in kids, whether they're being taught, or not.
Spring Break starts today, though, for 2 weeks. Not going to Georgia, his mother and I agreed this isn't a good time to travel... I agreed to give her extra time this summer, assuming schools are all closed. Which right now feels like a 55% chance of happening. Have absolutely nothing to support that prediction.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:46 am
by TheCatt
Our State Superintendent just said they may not send everyone to the next grade if they cannot re-open schools.
Also, they won't teach new material unless 100% of children have access to it. In our entire county.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:49 am
by GORDON
Our school had a message early on, "Let us know if you need tech for this." I guess that was why.
I didn't think anyone didn't have a smart phone, any more.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:01 am
by TheCatt
GORDON wrote: Our school had a message early on, "Let us know if you need tech for this." I guess that was why.
I didn't think anyone didn't have a smart phone, any more.
Well, if 1 person doesn't... county can't teach.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:06 am
by GORDON
That's a pretty big... something. Going to fuck everybody over, instead of just fucking 1 person over.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:26 am
by TheCatt
GORDON wrote: That's a pretty big... something. Going to fuck everybody over, instead of just fucking 1 person over.
Srsly. You fancy private school people have the life.
The county can be sued if they don't provide equal education. What the lawsuit results in, I have no idea. How that cannot be overridden by a crisis, also no idea.
Coronavirus
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:34 am
by GORDON
Seems like the county managers should just bite the bullet and take that risk, as to not fuck over every kid there. That would be good leadership. That wishy-washy "We could be sued, so let's cover our own asses" should have angry mobs outside their house.
As far as I'm cocnerned.