Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[ChocolateMouse]

In any case it's all very off topic. And frankly I can't see us changing eachothers minds about taxation.

And if you think small businesses shouldn't get funds and large successful businesses should, well, that's your choice but I strongly disagree.

 

[h2oratt]

Happened right after the election...
I don't understand the not opening schools in some areas, states, teachers unions fighting it? Schools have been open in upstate NY since September with no probs. They gave us a choice real school or virtual we haven't sent our kids yet, didn't like their rules figured it would turn into a crap show which it has for many here. Kid gets the sniffles have to pick them up and quarantine and wait for covid test. DW asked them, we have four kids in school so if one gets sent home we have to keep them all home right? No, only the one that has symptoms.... We all live in the same house, does that make any sense to any of you all?

That’s correct, happened as soon as they knew Biden was in.
No it makes no sense. My nephew got called up. He is in the national guard. He was protecting the Peoples house. He felt sick and they tested him for covid. He has covid and they made him stay. Didn’t quarantine him. Why isn’t 5he government taking covid seriously? Luckily he just had a fever and a cough.

 

[h2oratt]

Just saw a woman from my book club who's under 65. She got appointments for her whole family through Kaiser. They're taking her and her husband and her 3 kids in their 30s.

Does it sound like it's beginning to happen fast now? Does to me!

Not if watch the news. They act like no one is getting vaccinated.

 

[h2oratt]

It would be much better if our govt did its job and gave money to small businesses instead of bailing out companies that made record profits in 2019 like American Airlines (who turned around and fired everyone anyhow) so that the small business owners didn't have to put people at risk just to not lose their homes...
None of the people I know with small businesses got ANY money from any of the bailout bills.

Did they apply? Wonder if calif different. I know a lot of people that got money.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Did they apply? Wonder if calif different. I know a lot of people that got money.

State by state the funds sent to states are distributed by states so that may be so. I don't. A lot of it was non deferred loans and that's pretty worthless to a business with 1-5 employees. They could just take a loan out against their own business with the same results. Instead they cut hours a lot. :T

 

[h2oratt]

When a business is forced to close. It is no longer their fault.

Pay them to stay closed, or allow them to make profits.

It's black and white.

Is it true in Canada they pay everyone to stay home?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Not if watch the news. They act like no one is getting vaccinated.

Well, raw numbers are still pretty low. But the number of people I know who got vaccinated go up every day.

 

[h2oratt]

State by state the funds sent to states are distributed by states so that may be so. I don't. A lot of it was non deferred loans and that's pretty worthless to a business with 1-5 employees. They could just take a loan out against their own business with the same results. Instead they cut hours a lot. :T

I guess Newsom being the nephew of Pelosi was able to get california more money, maybe?

 

[h2oratt]

Well, raw numbers are still pretty low. But the number of people I know who got vaccinated go up every day.

Me too, my dads dr actually told him to wait. And my dad is 87.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I guess Newsom being the nephew of Pelosi was able to get california more money, maybe?

Maybe. Cali also has WAY more people.

Is it true in Canada they pay everyone to stay home?

Canada gave 2K a month for 4 months.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52022506

They also have a new package going through for 2021.