I am so sorry you are going through this Will. We know people going through a very similar thing and also know depending on how things pick up, we could be next come next year just like any other business owner.
Seems streaming was already killing movie chains. Maybe we will go back to drive ins.
But many are ignoring the fact that a shutdown also causes deaths not directly from the Covid 19 virus. Each week we extend the lockdown causes thousands of deaths so it's not as simple as SIP to save lives as SIP orders may cost more life-years than they save.
My wife works for the largest Healthcare Insurance company in the U.S. and they are seeing record profits because elective surgeries are down as well as chemo treatments, etc. People are afraid to go to the doctor or hospital and many early cancer screenings will not happen because of it. Their outcomes will be much worse without early detection.
An article that lays out the indirect human lives lost because of the shutdown.
The COVID-19 shutdown will cost Americans millions of years of life
The national lockdown is responsible for at least 700,000 lost years of life every month, or about 1.5 million so far — already far surpassing the COVID-19 totalthehill.com
Two quotes from the article published on 5/25/20.
"Here are the examples of missed health care on which we base our calculations: Emergency stroke evaluations are down 40 percent. Of the 650,000 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in the United States, an estimated half are missing their treatments. Of the 150,000 new cancer cases typically discovered each month in the U.S., most – as elsewhere in the world – are not being diagnosed, and two-thirds to three-fourths of routine cancer screenings are not happening because of shutdown policies and fear among the population. Nearly 85 percent fewer living-donor transplants are occurring now, compared to the same period last year. In addition, more than half of childhood vaccinations are not being performed, setting up the potential of a massive future health disaster."
"In comparison, COVID-19 fatalities have fallen disproportionately on the elderly, particularly in nursing homes, and those with co-morbidities. Based on the expected remaining lifetimes of these COVID-19 patients, and given that 40 percent of deaths are in nursing homes, the disease has been responsible for 800,000 lost years of life so far. Considering only the losses of life from missed health care and unemployment due solely to the lockdown policy, we conservatively estimate that the national lockdown is responsible for at least 700,000 lost years of life every month, or about 1.5 million so far — already far surpassing the COVID-19 total."
I am gutted for you, Will.
What's your PayPal account?
Thanks JDax. I actually did take some time to review Clay Ballard's left knee movement video which has worked wonders.
This is the first sensible thing that you have posted.
I like the whole no rake thing. Pick your ball up, fluff your lie and proceed to knock it writhing 1 foot.
Any riot deaths will be blamed on Covid.
You know it's kinda funny about the lack of rakes (I agree BTW), but also the traps have developed a harder surface so it's easier to hit fairway trap shots.
The problem is there is no hold harmless legislation. So these businesses have to genuflect to the people who have bought into the fear because they don't want to get sued.
Good points. But how would anyone ever be able to provide evidence that a death was caused by a sand rake or sand bottle? Seems to me the gas stations are the most open for liability, but even then it would be impossible to prove cause of death. But I get your point.
I agree. I don't know about where you are but gas stations in MD have signs up that PPE is available for customers. So they, like most businesses here, are doing a little CYA. I don't think any of it could be proved but if the businesses were doing absolutely nothing they would be shelling out bank in legal fees. Someone always wants to sue for something and the Corona being in the media so much and the media hating small businesses it would provide the needed attention to make the business owner's lives miserable.
I'm in SOCAL. People touch so many things each day that it would be nearly impossible to bring a case to trial. That said, anyone can file a lawsuit for about any reason. I think the people making masks and selling them are the most open to liability. I found a company who is offering individually packaged sterilized masks made in the USA. If I need to wear a mask, I'm buying those masks.
This is exactly true. The people who had nothing to lose ( work at home and people making more on unemployment) were happy to keep it rolling. I manage a little over 100 people, engineers, chemists and techs. Engineers making $100k wanted to work, techs making $50k wanted to stay home.
How do people make more on unemployment? CA max is $450/week (for much higher paid folks), not min wage folks. That's like $11.25/hour. Min wage in many areas is $15/hr. Then I looked at the Federal CARE act and it pays $600/week but it appears the loss of job must be directly related to COVID which seems like a hurdle for most folks. Plus, the Fed program (I think) ends July 31st.
