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  1. #281
    Quote Originally Posted by ErrandRunner View Post
    We need to design and implement an economic system that does not collapse when something like a pandemic hits. Maybe instead of using our best and brightest to explore other planets we should use them to set up such a system.
    In another 20 years we should have an sci-fi style robots. The robots could man the factories, restaurants, delivery trucks, police force etc. All flesh creatures can sit at home all day in isolation if need be and the robots would keep the economy going. Had coronavirus hit in 2050, you would probably see a rush to convert to a robot economy. This pandemic hit just before the robotic revolution.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kokolums View Post
    In another 20 years we should have an sci-fi style robots. The robots could man the factories, restaurants, delivery trucks, police force etc. All flesh creatures can sit at home all day in isolation if need be and the robots would keep the economy going. Had coronavirus hit in 2050, you would probably see a rush to convert to a robot economy. This pandemic hit just before the robotic revolution.
    While there will be more and better robots in 20 years they won't be taking jobs from people in the aggregate, they will be supplemental to human workers. The software for the robots would need to be capable of general problem solving in order to make human workers obsolete, which there has been zero progress on that kind of software.

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    My company is working to contribute to the recession as hard as it can.

    Cutting all pay by 10-15% for its ~6000 US employees, it's effectively completely eliminated the US stimulus with room to spare, to say nothing of the global effects of cutting pay or spending outside of the US for its other ~6000 employees and offices.

    This company could afford to continue paying everyone at the same rate indefinitely, it just chooses not to because our figures will look better when the May financial release comes around for shareholders. So that's 15% less cash being put into the economy.

    This is how recessions turn into depressions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grapemask View Post
    My company is working to contribute to the recession as hard as it can.

    Cutting all pay by 10-15% for its ~6000 US employees, it's effectively completely eliminated the US stimulus with room to spare, to say nothing of the global effects of cutting pay or spending outside of the US for its other ~6000 employees and offices.

    This company could afford to continue paying everyone at the same rate indefinitely, it just chooses not to because our figures will look better when the May financial release comes around for shareholders. So that's 15% less cash being put into the economy.

    This is how recessions turn into depressions.
    Investors interests supersede workers conditions, I suppose.

  5. #285
    Quote Originally Posted by Grapemask View Post
    My company is working to contribute to the recession as hard as it can.

    Cutting all pay by 10-15% for its ~6000 US employees, it's effectively completely eliminated the US stimulus with room to spare, to say nothing of the global effects of cutting pay or spending outside of the US for its other ~6000 employees and offices.

    This company could afford to continue paying everyone at the same rate indefinitely, it just chooses not to because our figures will look better when the May financial release comes around for shareholders. So that's 15% less cash being put into the economy.

    This is how recessions turn into depressions.
    Corporate America never cared and now they have access to unlimited money at no interest from the government they will care even less.

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    If the moment comes when my company cuts our pay, that will be the moment when we all come dowm with symptoms
    Unemployment will look very inviting.

  7. #287
    Quote Originally Posted by Grapemask View Post
    My company is working to contribute to the recession as hard as it can.

    Cutting all pay by 10-15% for its ~6000 US employees, it's effectively completely eliminated the US stimulus with room to spare, to say nothing of the global effects of cutting pay or spending outside of the US for its other ~6000 employees and offices.

    This company could afford to continue paying everyone at the same rate indefinitely, it just chooses not to because our figures will look better when the May financial release comes around for shareholders. So that's 15% less cash being put into the economy.

    This is how recessions turn into depressions.

    Was exactly why 2008-2009 was so bad. it was a race to lay people off, even though they realize in the end all the layoffs would be worse for their stocks and business than having to spend the money to pay people.

    But they were more concerned about their short term pay and bonuses.
    Buh Byeeeeeeeeeeee !!

  8. #288
    Quote Originally Posted by ErrandRunner View Post
    We need to design and implement an economic system that does not collapse when something like a pandemic hits. Maybe instead of using our best and brightest to explore other planets we should use them to set up such a system.
    why ? just because people for past 40 years were picking up "easy " jobs why do we owe them anything.

    also - things like insurance exists . people need to learn that yes you do have to insure yourself and their businesses.

  9. #289
    Quote Originally Posted by kamuimac View Post
    why ? just because people for past 40 years were picking up "easy " jobs why do we owe them anything.

    also - things like insurance exists . people need to learn that yes you do have to insure yourself and their businesses.
    What happens if all insurance companies go bankrupted?
    The government bailout?

    Because of Euro, Italy cannot print money.
    Not all governments can bailout.

  10. #290
    Quote Originally Posted by xenogear3 View Post
    What happens if all insurance companies go bankrupted?
    The government bailout?

    Because of Euro, Italy cannot print money.
    Not all governments can bailout.
    /facepalm

    You don't need to print money as a country to generate them there are these things called bonds.

  11. #291
    Quote Originally Posted by Draco-Onis View Post
    /facepalm

    You don't need to print money as a country to generate them there are these things called bonds.
    Italy, and US soon will hit 200% debt/GPD.
    The government pays more interest than the tax it collects.
    Sure, US has federal reserve to buy US bonds at 0%. Who buys Italy's bond?

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    Quote Originally Posted by xenogear3 View Post
    Italy, and US soon will hit 200% debt/GPD.
    The government pays more interest than the tax it collects.
    Sure, US has federal reserve to buy US bonds at 0%. Who buys Italy's bond?
    Wow the misinformation here the majority of US debt is held by regular Americans not the Federal reserve. In the case of Italy most of the debt is held by financial intermediaries that's not even going into the ECB which is doing QE. For the love of god man learn about basic economics before spewing nonsense.

  13. #293
    Quote Originally Posted by xenogear3 View Post
    Italy, and US soon will hit 200% debt/GPD.
    The government pays more interest than the tax it collects.
    Sure, US has federal reserve to buy US bonds at 0%. Who buys Italy's bond?
    Do you just pull numbers out of your poo hole?


    I mean its very easily google'ed

    https://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/...ir_expense.htm
    2019 $574,587,783,463.63

    Tax Revenue was 3.4 TRILLION DOLLARS.


    your maff is a little off bro.
    Buh Byeeeeeeeeeeee !!

  14. #294
    Quote Originally Posted by unbound View Post
    Sorry, but it is you who is buying into BS.

    Here is reality:
    - If the flu infects 40 million people, we expect to see around 450k people hospitalized and about 30k people to die (yes, there are variations to this, but this is average)
    - If COVID-19 infects 40 million people, we expect to see between 4 and 8 million people hospitalized and about 800k people to die

    That is why we are taking COVID-19 much more seriously. Furthermore, the infection rate of COVID-19 is actually notably higher (between 2 times and 3 times higher), which means this explodes much, much faster than the flu...which is why we talk about flattening the curve. If we let most of the population just go about their normal businesses, we reach 40 million COVID-19 infections in a few weeks rather than typical flu infections over 6 months (total flu season is 8 months long).

    And if we don't flatten the curve, that means even more people will die because people who could be saved won't get sufficient care to be saved.

    To answer your question regarding deaths, in Italy, we see about 30 deaths a day from flu. They have been seeing more than that with COVID-19 since March 5th, and the latest report shows that they had over 600 COVID-19 deaths in a day.
    You are looking at 1-5 million deaths in the USA alone based on how little they are doing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ErrandRunner View Post
    We need to design and implement an economic system that does not collapse when something like a pandemic hits. Maybe instead of using our best and brightest to explore other planets we should use them to set up such a system.
    It is called renewable energy and self sufficiency, grow a garden always and get your house self sustained with solar and other renewable sources of energy/heat.

    The governments could all help do this, and while it would drastically effect the electricity producing market, that market is going to die in the long run anyways.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Unholyground View Post
    You are looking at 1-5 million deaths in the USA alone based on how little they are doing.
    Those numbers are pulled out of thin air though. There's no way to predict how many people will die because it's impossible to know what new preventions and solutions people will come up with tomorrow and the day after and so on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PC2 View Post
    Those numbers are pulled out of thin air though. There's no way to predict how many people will die because it's impossible to know what new preventions and solutions people will come up with tomorrow and the day after and so on.
    no but their "predictions" based on available data is plausible at the point in which they make the statement.

    By your logic there is no way to predict anything, because anything can happen.
    Buh Byeeeeeeeeeeee !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PC2 View Post
    Those numbers are pulled out of thin air though. There's no way to predict how many people will die because it's impossible to know what new preventions and solutions people will come up with tomorrow and the day after and so on.
    My hope is that it ends up being much less than a million across all of North America, only time will tell.
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    I think it was Fauci that said that the models determining deaths are always fluctuating because things are being done to prevent and contain the virus.
    But we have spots...and individuals...
    Still, the US has the highest amount of cases..yet one of the the lowest death rates per million people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ErrandRunner View Post
    We need to design and implement an economic system that does not collapse when something like a pandemic hits. Maybe instead of using our best and brightest to explore other planets we should use them to set up such a system.
    Oh so you want a fail-proof system? How about perpetual motion machine first?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zan15 View Post
    no but their "predictions" based on available data is plausible at the point in which they make the statement.
    Actually no because predictions that are based on data can fundamentally only tell you that the current trend will continue forever. Data-based prediction can never tell you when a trend will be falsified and come to an end.

    By your logic there is no way to predict anything, because anything can happen.
    Yes exactly, anything 'non-trivial'. The future is impossible to predict in principle.

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