Yeoman

Pricing is of course driven on demand, which I suspect will initially be very low based on the paranoia/fear factor.. Sadly, reducing your capacity by 50% is a no go for most restaurants.. they have razor thin margins to begin with, and make up for it with volume. I think we will be lucky to see 50% of these places reopen unless the restrictions are not overly stringent. Hopefully down the line they can give it another go I can certainly see prices going up significantly in the long run due to inevitable inflation from giving away trillions

I hope many follow you.. this is great news for those of us that might just be washing our hands more often - no crowds, cheaper prices.. not to mention these places will be cleaner than they have ever been by a mile. Can't wait!

Indeed! With everyone out driving around everywhere it's really paying dividends.

You really should look… you’ll also see Depression-era unemployment, thousands of failed businesses and 6 mile long food bank car lines full of kids headed to poverty which will give you the full picture.. but hey, think of the greater good. Compromise has no place here.

We can only hope!

That death rate calculation is about as worthless as tits on a boar - Sweden has one of the lowest testing rates in the world

You sure your name isn't Debbie?

Did you see the miles of cars lined up at various food banks in different parts of the country? I guess that stimulus is really kicking in.. Good thing no one dies from the effects of not putting food on the table or having a roof over your head.

A phase uttered daily when reviewing the GFS

Precisely

Made an edit.. mean't "can" print

We will know in a year or two when the CDC has had a chance to make an accurate estimation, like they did for 2018-19

Don't forget drug overdoses - kills 70K a year

If you think there have only been 622K COVID infections to date I have a bridge to sell you. You only get tested if you have strong symptoms or you have connections.

You need to take a basic economics course if you think that you can print money endlessly and not have it's value go to zero

You clearly don't understand how lack of testing unrealistically skews the numbers so it's a lost cause. Between 2/12 - 3/16 only those who were sick enough to go to the hospital were getting tested, so of course the numbers are higher for that period. The FDA didn't even approve a test until well into that period.

No it hasn't been 17% unless you're over 85 - read the link I posted which has the most recent information. You're welcome to stay at home until kingdom come under your TP bunker.. no problem from me!

Besides the fact that it's looking at data between Feb 12 - March 16 when very few if any were getting tested for COVID. Nice cherry picking

Yes, that too.. I'd wager a relatively high number of infections go untested because their symptoms are mild or non-existent..

Hospitalization rates are here: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6915e3.htm Good to know 80% of the population has endless economic resources and not living paycheck to paycheck like most reports I've seen. When the government tit is dry I have a feeling they will be singing a different tune. Good luck

Stop posting fear mongering BS.. 20% don't end up in the hospital. The hospitalization rate is 2.6% for those 18-49 years old.. The highest number is 17% for those 85 years old or above If you want to sit in your house 24/7 for the next 18 months and eat government cheese hoping you don't get evicted, more power to you. If you're healthy and want to take your own risks while following sanitary guidelines, let people get on with their lives.

The most ridiculous thing I've read yet.. You guys have lost it..

Correct - but instead lets cite unproven or misinterpreted claims to really amp up the fear and panic. Hopefully it doesn't come to 80% of the population standing in a bread line to start putting things into perspective.

Boom!

While it could certainly end up being a higher death rate, no one can conclusively say until you have a firm handle on identifying all which have/had the virus in this country. We are nowhere near that point...