Since we have the example of Italy for how this Covid-19 is spreading (and the rate of the spread and some of the transmission vectors), Why is OUR government choosing to essentially do nothing?

I mean, I accept that there is only so much that they can do, and unless we are willing to accept travel restrictions and such for the next 30 days (with the economic fallout) there is a limited amount of preventative measure that can be taken, but still…

Why are we still allowing entry into the country without a quarantine for 21-30 days? Why aren’t we defending our borders to prevent additional cases from entering? What is here is here, and I accept that we will have to deal with that. Bringing in (possible) additional carriers seems to be foolish, however.

Or am I missing something? 

If Italy thinks that the Coronavirus is enough of an issue and contagious enough that they need to put nearly the entire lockdown , then just why in the hell didn’t they do something to prevent the virus from getting there in the first place?

I mean, there is closing the door after the horse has bolted and then there is the kind of reaction that Italy has….One could understand China, but the rest of the countries (including the US) have had lots of time to prepare….and they didn’t. Lots of time to stop the entry of this virus into the borders…..and chose to do nothing.

Until now, when there are travel restrictions in at least one country in Europe and lots of places here in the US are cancelling events where large gatherings of people might have occurred. Schools are closing or cancelling classes. Where have our health officials been for the past 45+ days?

Trust your government.
Hah.

I mean, once word becomes widespread, liquor stores will be sold out quickly.

Science May Have Discovered Regular Drinkers Of Hard Liquor Are Better Protected From Coronavirus

Plus, in a pinch, you can use it for hand sanitizer.

Stock up on Vodka while you can….

Toldya…

Not a lot here, but I was out shopping yesterday, and there is no 91% Isopropyl at either of the larg(ish) stores I visited, nor at the CVS I stopped at. Lots of 70% though.

No Aloe or toher such items to be had.

Hand sanitizer shelves were, of course, bare.

Not too many other shortages. Lots of Toilet Paper on the shelves.

So far.

And people were not crazed. Yet.

DO you expect to pay low prices when you enter a 7-11 or other “convenience” store?

Seems that people are panicking:

N-95 face masks are sold out. Hand sanitizer is sold out in many locations.

Some folks are raising prices for these items. People are complaining about “Price Gouging” and, apparently some local governments are fining those who are raising prices.

Firstly, these folks have the right to sell their property for whatever price they choose to.
Second, no one forces the “customer” to buy the items.
THirdly, deciding how much is “Too much” smacks of Government price control (and we all can see how well that works out in places like Venzuela)

Failure to prepare for a communicable disease outbreak is failure to prepare. IF the market is willing to pay $1000 for 4 large bottles of hand sanitzer, then that is the price. Shortages are like that. Part of the price one pays for failing to prepare.
(Hint: Washing your hands is almost 100% as effective)
(Protip: It isn’t that hard to make your own hand sanitizer using commonly available ingredients that are not, as yet, in short supply))

Failure to plan means that you get to pay a higher price to those who did plan, or who possess the items you now want urgently and are in short supply. It is called the Law of Supply and Demand.

I applaud those who raise their prices. They are in business to make a profit, and they take chances every day when they place orders for items that they hope people will buy. They have it and others want it. Simple. If others are willing to pay a price for that item, then that is the market price. If not, then the seller will have to lower their prices.

Those who failed to plan ahead should pay a price for their lack of foresight.
Much like those who buy their (relatively expensive)soda pop at a Convenience store or a vending machine rather than going to a supermarket and paying less, or those folks who pay a higher price at a liquor store for a six pack of cold beer rather than buying it warm by the case and refrigerating it themselves.

ETA: Why is it not “Price Gouging” when motel rooms quintuple in price before the Daytona 500 or the Superbowl , or airline tickets tripling in price before Thanksgiving?  

Or, Democrats. Call ’em what you wish.

But if they were true to form, they’d tax 56% of Biden’s delegates and give them to Tulsi Gabbard
Same with Bernie: tax 49% of his and give that to the lowest two….

I mean, let them pay their “Fair Share”….right? 

Also: What happens to the Delegates that have already been earned by Bloomberg, Buttigieg and the other dropouts? 

So Mike Bloomberg didn’t Get It Done.

He dropped out. Apparently his lack of Charisma and his disdain for anyone not from New Yawk and who wasn’t in the Information Technology business got to the voters.

As I said, we don’t have to have our lives disturbed by those irritating commercials of his.

And what have we learned? Gobs and Gobs of greebacks won’t buy an election outside of New York. 

That politicians who wanted to cut funding for Planned Parenthood are accused of
“Limiting a woman’s right to choose”.

Nice conflation there.

Do these folks really think that Abortions should be free? Contraceptives should be free?

Oh, yeah, I forgot…Socialists.

My bad. 

Seems that some folks from Black Lives Matter chose to protest at the local LA District Attorney (forget the fact that they could get them organized and UP at 5: 30 AM….)

Banging on the front door and generally being rowdy got them a door opened and a gun in their face:

“Get Off My Porch”

https://twitter.com/DocMellyMel/status/1234477243260272641

And there you go:

They came trying to intimidate. And it worked.
And that is the response you get from a man who is intimidated and is prepared to defend himself and his family from a rowdy, unruly crowd.
“Play stupid games, win stupid prizes”…

If a crowd forms at 5:30 AM outside of your house, they aren’t there to be nice….they are there to intimidate and frighten the occupants. They are looking for trouble.

And they found it. Lucky for them that they were smart enough, and HE was restrained enough to let things de-escalate.

They claim they were there for the “Promised Community Meeting”.

5:30 AM: Really?
Liars.

After 8 AM and before 9 AM. Or you are looking for trouble.
They found it.

If he’d have shot 2 or three of them I still don’t think I could convict were I on his jury.

Becomes….serious..

One cannot be too prepared.