China has had 85,915 total cases ever

  • PlantsRcool [any]
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    4 years ago

    Ok someone correct me if I'm wrong but if we just did a hard china style lockdown for one month + no interstate travel for a while we could literally end this by new years right? Like their would still be be restrictions but we'd be in the best situation since March

      • PlantsRcool [any]
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        4 years ago

        Wow I never really processed the numbers like that, 30,000$ each person damn. We could have been long done with this pandemic by now

      • elguwopismo [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        WHERE'D THE FUCKING MONEY GO?

        Well I believe the fixed capital and stocks of the zombie firms mostly. Dunno what economic theory could've predicted that :thinkin-lenin:

      • PlantsRcool [any]
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        4 years ago

        Ok thanks. And the only reason we can't is because doing that would make the money sad right?

        • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          short answer yes, long answer yes but also the capitalist order will not allow the working class to realize that their jobs are bullshit

        • Student [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          I don't even think it would make money sad. Isn't China the only country projected to have positive GDP growth this year?

          • PlantsRcool [any]
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            4 years ago

            Good point, it did make their GDP drop when it started tho back at the end of last year. So does capitalism just care too much about the short term?

            • Student [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              I guess it depends on the company. It was reported today I think that Amazon has had record sales the past couple months so I guess they'd benefit from a shutdown because people stay home and order from them more. Restaurants and gyms on the other hand would suffer until the shutdown ended.