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Orangeburst said:
That TAMU game did it for me. I was there and it was hot as all get out and a 4 hour game and Burch played for OT as our offense was rolling. I try and not be a Monday Morning QB, but that showed me he lacked situational awareness and was scared to lose.
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That would have been an all-timer game had we won it
 
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HankHill said:
Would you trade never having a work stoppage or negative economic impacts for say 1/4 of your friends/family getting the virus? That will answer if risk is worth it.
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What a stupid hypothetical. I have and will deal with negative economic impacts but never had to deal with shutting a country down. Also, for all we know, 1/4 of my family and friends may have actually got it. Considering we were at WDW and went thru Atlanta airports, my entire family probably has had it. So, how relevant is that type of hypothetical? A Great Depression like some economists are saying is something you have no clue about evidently. I bet 1/4 of my family and friends don’t want to see the numbers of people and children dying on our streets with what that would cause. Go look at how life was in the 30’s.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
These guys that don't get how bad it can get should watch a few documentaries on the Great Depression...I would rather die than see my children and grandchildren go through that hell.
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I've seen you make the Great Depression analogy several times. This is a different economy and a different world. Many of the jobs lost will be there when this is over and there will be lots of new opportunities. Bringing manufacturing back to the states will be a good start and there will be a backlash against China that creates opportunities.

The world didn't depend on the U.S. economy in the 1930's like it does now. We provide security for many ethnic groups and keep the worldwide oil market stable. We have tons of tech companies that set standards for other countries to copy or model after. We produce food that feeds many countries and provide or fund many humanitarian efforts.

America today is not like the isolationist version from the 30's....most of the world wants to see a strong US economy. And we have social stimulus programs that will help insure that we bounce back.

Digging ourselves into a financial deficit that impacts future generations is another topic of discussion but I have a feeling that we are going to put a ton of pressure on China to help ease that burden. America has a tendency to bounce back stronger than ever when faced with adversity. Some may be negatively impacted in the short term but I feel like this is a wake-up call that will lead us to greater achievements that benefit the good people all over the world.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Maybe "somebody" did exactly that? Ever heard of China's 'seventh domain' program? It refers to biological warfare, which includes “bio weapons” and “genetically tuned weapons that can attack only a certain kind of ethnic group.” Still waiting on an answer as to why China ordered all samples and specimens destroyed.
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We, too, have about 28 such facilities surrounding Russia.
 
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JacketVol said:
What a stupid hypothetical. I have and will deal with negative economic impacts but never had to deal with shutting a country down. Also, for all we know, 1/4 of my family and friends may have actually got it. Considering we were at WDW and went thru Atlanta airports, my entire family probably has had it. So, how relevant is that type of hypothetical? A Great Depression like some economists are saying is something you have no clue about evidently. I bet 1/4 of my family and friends don’t want to see the numbers of people and children dying on our streets with what that would cause. Go look at how life was in the 30’s.
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tax churches, legalize gambling... economic problem solved.
 
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gainesvol82 said:
I've seen you make the Great Depression analogy several times. This is a different economy and a different world. Many of the jobs lost will be there when this is over and there will be lots of new opportunities. Bringing manufacturing back to the states will be a good start and there will be a backlash against China that creates opportunities.

The world didn't depend on the U.S. economy in the 1930's like it does now. We provide security for many ethnic groups and keep the worldwide oil market stable. We have tons of tech companies that set standards for other countries to copy or model after. We produce food that feeds many countries and provide or fund many humanitarian efforts.

America today is not like the isolationist version from the 30's....most of the world wants to see a strong US economy. And we have social stimulus programs that will help insure that we bounce back.

Digging ourselves into a financial deficit that impacts future generations is another topic of discussion but I have a feeling that we are going to put a ton of pressure on China to help ease that burden. America has a tendency to bounce back stronger than ever when faced with adversity. Some may be negatively impacted in the short term but I feel like this is a wake-up call that will lead us to greater achievements that benefit the good people all over the world.
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Likewise, any comparison to the Spanish flu is preposterous. There are no trenches or unsanitary hospitals that soldiers injured in all out war have to be sent to. Also, far and away the most important things that have improved public health since that time are advances in/ubiquity of plumbing and waste removal.
 
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JacketVol said:
Friends who owned restaurants that have been featured as some of the best in states are about to go under and he will lose everything and his kid is at same school as mine as is my sons good friend who we take to Vols games and he’s now all orange but his mom is struggling. Single mom who has built her own business as a hair stylist and owns a small home and made it even after husband left them. American success story whose about to lose things if we don’t get back. Those people don’t think it’s all ok.
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It’s never okay. As a single parent, before all this happened, it was a struggle. I can’t even imagine how anyone could in this new reality.
 
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gainesvol82 said:
I've seen you make the Great Depression analogy several times. This is a different economy and a different world. Many of the jobs lost will be there when this is over and there will be lots of new opportunities. Bringing manufacturing back to the states will be a good start and there will be a backlash against China that creates opportunities.

The world didn't depend on the U.S. economy in the 1930's like it does now. We provide security for many ethnic groups and keep the worldwide oil market stable. We have tons of tech companies that set standards for other countries to copy or model after. We produce food that feeds many countries and provide or fund many humanitarian efforts.

America today is not like the isolationist version from the 30's....most of the world wants to see a strong US economy. And we have social stimulus programs that will help insure that we bounce back.

Digging ourselves into a financial deficit that impacts future generations is another topic of discussion but I have a feeling that we are going to put a ton of pressure on China to help ease that burden. America has a tendency to bounce back stronger than ever when faced with adversity. Some may be negatively impacted in the short term but I feel like this is a wake-up call that will lead us to greater achievements that benefit the good people all over the world.
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I love the optimism, but if hundreds of thousands of SBOs go under..that will create a massive drag on retail. Those are the key, and I have seen nothing besides loans mentioned, and that is not going to cut it for businesses that have been shuttered or barely operating for two-three months. Those people have nothing to fall back on.

In 2007, me and my father and younger brother had a wholesale commercial bid flooring company in T-Bay that we had all invested everything we had in for three years, when the economy collapsed that year, a developer screwed us out of $250,000 and we all lost everything.

I have never recovered from that.
 
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