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mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 03 Apr 20 11.45am | |
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Originally posted by Sportyteacher
Okay so here is further evidence of sticking my neck out for my lack of specialist knowledge re: Economy ...however we are by no means the only country in the world printing or borrowing money like it is going out of fashion. Why is it not possible for global agreement to write off debts given the size of the crisis and that record austerity measures are not in anybody's interests? I'm not an economist myself (can't stand them generally because they seem to have the answer to everything, but only after it's happened - and are incredibly pompous about it) but check out Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) on Google or wherever. Far too complicated to go into but it basically suggests that (all lifted directly from Wikipedia) Because the government can issue its own currency at will, MMT maintains that the level of taxation relative to government spending (the government's deficit spending or budget surplus) is in reality a policy tool that regulates inflation and unemployment, and not a means of funding the government's activities by itself. The approach of MMT typically reverses theories of governmental austerity. The policy implications of the two are likewise typically opposed.
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cryrst The garden of England 03 Apr 20 11.53am | |
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Originally posted by Mapletree
If you can't be bothered to check your 'facts', please don't make statements as if they are factual. It is really not hard to do the checks This is a huge issue generally, misinformation and disinformation is making life very hard during this crisis Edited by Mapletree (03 Apr 2020 11.35am) From 2012-2013 My dad has various drugs to counter ones hes told he needs that dont agree with him fact. Placebos have been and are tested within groups of people ironically in vaccine testing sometimes. Google it as I have been instructed by god on another matter. Fact What in this is disinformation.
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Mapletree Croydon 03 Apr 20 11.58am | |
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Originally posted by cryrst
From 2012-2013 My dad has various drugs to counter ones hes told he needs that dont agree with him fact. Placebos have been and are tested within groups of people ironically in vaccine testing sometimes. Google it as I have been instructed by god on another matter. Fact What in this is disinformation. I don't understand your point 7 year old information that is largely irrelevant to the current discussion. But pleased you are practising your research skills.
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SW19 CPFC Addiscombe West 03 Apr 20 11.58am | |
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Originally posted by Mapletree
If you can't be bothered to check your 'facts', please don't make statements as if they are factual. It is really not hard to do the checks This is a huge issue generally, misinformation and disinformation is making life very hard during this crisis Edited by Mapletree (03 Apr 2020 11.35am) Great post – Although I would suggest not just using Google. At least 2 or three sources compared usually does the trick. Edited by SW19 CPFC (03 Apr 2020 11.58am)
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SW19 CPFC Addiscombe West 03 Apr 20 12.02pm | |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Seeing it was so predictable which countries were prepared for it? *should have been more prepared for it
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Mapletree Croydon 03 Apr 20 12.12pm | |
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Originally posted by SW19 CPFC
*should have been more prepared for it Just don't go to Equatorial Guinea right now!
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cryrst The garden of England 03 Apr 20 12.13pm | |
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Originally posted by Mapletree
I don't understand your point 7 year old information that is largely irrelevant to the current discussion. But pleased you are practising your research skills. So you would think a drastic change in the % then to the first point. Prove the change then because you have old figures.
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cryrst The garden of England 03 Apr 20 12.18pm | |
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A 36 year old nurse has died of C19 in the Midlands. Apparently caught the bug while on leave. no underlying issues her family said. Sad but expected.
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cryrst The garden of England 03 Apr 20 12.24pm | |
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Originally posted by SW19 CPFC
*should have been more prepared for it For what. How can anyone have known. Burns units crash teams and response have been updated recently because of terror threats. That was a known potential so yes spend and effort on that.
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Rudi Hedman Caterham 03 Apr 20 12.28pm | |
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Originally posted by cryrst
For what. How can anyone have known. Burns units crash teams and response have been updated recently because of terror threats. That was a known potential so yes spend and effort on that. Advice to test test test and use that information was advised ages ago and so was the need for PPE. I have defended Boris and the tories but recently they are being exposed for being full of hot air, well on this anyway.
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Spiderman Horsham 03 Apr 20 12.30pm | |
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Originally posted by Mapletree
If you can't be bothered to check your 'facts', please don't make statements as if they are factual. It is really not hard to do the checks This is a huge issue generally, misinformation and disinformation is making life very hard during this crisis Edited by Mapletree (03 Apr 2020 11.35am) I wonder how many times you have told posters to “check google “ or “check your facts”? But of course when someone posts facts, if you don’t agree with them, you dismiss them as fake news. We all know you have my strings to your bow than any large Orchestra but you don’t need to be so patronising surely?
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SW19 CPFC Addiscombe West 03 Apr 20 12.34pm | |
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If anyone is under the illusion this will be 'going away' this year, then I'd be interested to know how they've come to that assumption. Especially in light of the fact the testing kits that everyone seems to be hanging their hats on even now are massively hit and miss, both for confirming and attempting to show antibodies are present. The link/image below sums that particular issue up nicely written by someone who works in the labs -> General summary of that if you can't be bothered to click is • Labs don't have spare space, despite what is being portrayed The false positive/negative thing is the most interesting. Having false positives is OK in the context of do you have the virus or not? But obviously false negatives are disastrous. And in the case of this virus, I'd suggest even a super low return of false negatives would be enough to reject a test kit. False positives on antibody tests similarly a big FAIL. Everyone is looking for a silver bullet rather than wait 12-18 months for a vaccine and it ain't going to happen fast, or at all. My view? Lockdown until end May, to varying degrees of strictness It's going to be a long road Edited by SW19 CPFC (03 Apr 2020 12.35pm) Attachment: ef90cef4-2687-480b-9f95-598861a4969f.jpg (106.34Kb)
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