Coronavirus (COVID-19 Outbreak) (123 Viewers)

pavluska

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I see all of this happening around me and I feel an overwhelming sense that I need to do something, but there's nothing that I can really do. It's so frustrating. It's not like a hurricane where you could physically help with cleanup or something, this is an invisible enemy that can't be killed conventionally. Mentally it really does something to you, it's unsettling. Nothing to do but wait it out and deal with the fallout whenever this ends, be it months or even years from now.
We can do a lot by staying home, only going out for walks in non crowded areas and to get necessities when we need them. And spread good information over misinformation. Thankfully, fox news changed its tune.
 

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Ronn

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Those are assumptions that are usually red herrings. Typically CEO's are shareholders, so why would they want to set up their company for failure? Not all companies/CEO's are Enron and Arthur Anderson either.
Assumptions? Sure but your own 2 examples show that it can happen. Many don’t set the company in the path of failure intentionally, but their livelihood does not depend on it either. Again, I’m not against shareholder profit, but it’s clear from that 96% number that long term planning is not really happening.
 
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    Assumptions? Sure but your own 2 examples show that it can happen. Many don’t set the company in the path of failure intentionally, but their livelihood does not depend on it either. Again, I’m not against shareholder profit, but it’s clear from that 96% number that long term planning is not really happening.
    Enron and Arthur Anderson was fraudulent accounting. SOX was created shortly afterwards. There's plenty of regulations in existence for firms and CEO's today.
     
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    Seems like they are going to flood the supply of the malaria drug to help treat the virus. Hoping this works, even if it's just some of the cases.
     

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    Not good. Can't these guys vote on a conference call?

    Even better is they're all 2000 years old and most at risk.

    Bro, the human body is an amazing thing. We'll develop immunity and don't forget, a vaccination is essentially giving you a small amount of COVID then letting your body respond.
    Whatever doesn't kill you.

    H1N1 avian flu!!

    If there's any negligence it will be squarely on regulators who allowed it to fly
    I sincerely hope that private industry is incentivized to prevent deaths beyond a federal regulatory code though.

    The airlines aren't really ran well and probably should fail. The problem is it would probably be the government picking up the assets and trying to run it themselves.
    Can't wait to all these bloated travel industries crash and burn. They were completely unsustainable and ultimately evolved to treat their customers like crap.

    And I can't tell you how many overleveraged clowns there are in the world who removed rentals from locals in international cities to set up AirBnB hotels that gutted local communities and should die. It reminded me so much of all those reckless idiots in Las Vegas who were taking out interest-only mortgages in 2007 to collect properties and ride the property value wave to its eventual meltdown. Those people should never be bailed out.

    Those are assumptions that are usually red herrings. Typically CEO's are shareholders, so why would they want to set up their company for failure? Not all companies/CEO's are Enron and Arthur Anderson either.
    It's why it's b.s. when a CEO pretends he's falling on his sword for the team and won't draw a salary in a given year, that's for sure. Tax dodge.

    Enron and Arthur Anderson was fraudulent accounting. SOX was created shortly afterwards. There's plenty of regulations in existence for firms and CEO's today.
    SOX is a classic example of where companies seem to be doing financial responsibility theater, just like how one shoe bomber made tons of passengers take their shoes off at airports.

    And here the Hindus in India are worried about the Muslims... :shifty:

    I hope Florida succeeds in seceding one day.
    From land above sea level? It's coming back to them again.
     
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    Coronavirus: Italy more deaths than China
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    The coronavirus pandemic has now claimed 3,405 Lives in Italy, more than in China. Another 427 people died in the peninsula over the last 24 hours.
    The situation shows no signs of slowing down and experts warn the crisis has not yet reached its peak.
    There are now 33,190 people currently suffering from the highly-contagious disease in Italy, another 4,480 compared to March 18.

    Those in intensive care are 2,498 (an increase of 241 since yesterday), but 4,440 have made a full recovery since the start of the crisis.
    Lombardy remains the epicentre of the pandemic in Italy, with 2,168 deaths in total, 209 over the last 24 hours alone.
    There are also 1,006 in intensive care, close to complete capacity in the region.
     

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