[Aces4]

Originally Posted by DONS999

don't forget about the 500,000 a year that die from malaria because DDT cannot be used

Approximately, 5 people per year may die from malaria in the USA.

[bumpygreens]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Approximately, 5 people per year may die from malaria in the USA.

And approximately 1,000,000 in the rest of the world.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by bumpygreens

And approximately 1,000,000 in the rest of the world.

I believe the discussion pertains to the handling of the covid19 pandemic in the US, not how the rest of the countries that need to deal with malaria. BTW, DDT reaped far more damage than it helped when used for bug control.

[RedBoneJones]

The circulation of such false claims is dangerous and distracts from actual true and pertinent information.

[DONS999]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Approximately, 5 people per year may die from malaria in the USA.

worldwide

the number was to add to the Freon comment

[Matzy]

Wow, after reading all the posts...... Some making me speechless ..... So I let Henry Ford answer..:“Thinking is the hardest thing a man can do, probably the reason so few of them do it.”
Two things (facts) I can't get off my mind. 1. The US government was informed January 3rd 2020 first time about what could come up very fast for the country.
2. End of February I watched TV accidentally when 'somebody' said, this virus is a 'hoax'.
All others we can probably read in the upcoming ten year in history books when we know for sure what was fiction and non-fiction.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by DONS999

worldwide

the number was to add to the Freon comment

See post #98

[karostay]

Baby Wipe

[jet10s]

Originally Posted by JoMar

Nope but also disagree, since you believe you have a right to infect and kill people with a virus because you want to I want them to take away your civil liberties since you don't seem to care whom you hurt.

WHAT ABOUT WALMART -- how do they take precedence over small businesses -- I for am hoping that this will all be over 4/30 -- very tired of people telling me what to do how to do and when to do -- and that is my opinion

[sallybowron]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

I think that they might be wondering what is so darned important about that new fangled toilet paper.

I wish I could buy TP new fangled or not

[Mumbles]

Originally Posted by drpepper

I believe 100% that you are correct. We will look back on this and find that all the shutdowns were an over reaction to what was reported to us and that the virus wasn't near as deadly as 1st reported. One positive would be less dependence on China possibly.

If what you say is factual and true, then what about those two meat-packing plants where a sickening number of workers have developed this insidious killer? Would they still have developed it if their places had closed down 2-3 weeks ago like so many others? I think it would have been HIGHLY unlikely. So what is your REAL argument?

[Mumbles]

Originally Posted by SacDQ

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln

If I may present you with the real thing. . . .

DID ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAY ‘AMERICA WILL NEVER BE DESTROYED FROM THE OUTSIDE’?
Widely shared memes contained a quotation that is commonly attributed to the Great Emancipator.
• DAN MACGUILL
• PUBLISHED 3 JUNE 2019


An often misquoted version of Abraham Lincoln’s words is:

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”

But, the original that Lincoln said was this:

“At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.”

“Paraphrased from his 1838 speech at the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois.”

[blueash]

Originally Posted by sacdq
the media is currently telling us the the us death toll is hire than italy and climbing. We’re now the hugest in the world.
Take a deep breath! Ok now italy has a population of around 23 million. The usa 2018 senses was around 350 million. This doesn’t account for legal visitors and illegal visitors so will add another 3 million. Now do the math and tell me who has the highest death rate percentage.

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Population of Italy 61 million. (just to help with the math!)

Don't try to confuse me with facts. I've got my mind made up.
Alternatively
Don't try two confuse me with fax. I've got mai mined maid up.

Homophones are tricky

[rlcooper70]

Quite an opinion ... you seem to be saying that people have the right to make decisions which are very likely to impact negatively on society as a whole? And you seem to feel this is what capitalism is all about.

What would happen if you did some reading on just what the Founding Fathers envisioned to be the role of the federal government - one small piece being to "protect the general welfare" ... duh ... has it occurred to you that stopping the spread of this virus fits under that heading?.

[shariys]

Originally Posted by DONS999

Did you have that much concern when in 2018 850,000 Americans were hospitalized by the flu and 40,000 died

they were family members too

THERE ARE TREATMENTS for the flu. THERE ARE VACCINES for the flu. Sorry to shout, but the snow must be clogging up your brain.