Why Isn't Everyone in Florida Dead or in the Hospital?

[dukkha]

-- That there was never a reason to lock down everyone. Anyone relatively young or healthy never had a reason to fear death from COVID especially for anyone relatively healthy under the age of 65...-- That over time, lockdowns would cause more deaths from suicide, depression, loneliness, drug and alcohol addiction, joblessness, poverty and stress (from people being unsure how to feed their families) than from COVID.
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayn...pital-n2586578

I hate to say I told you so. But I told you so.

I'm one of the few brave souls in the American media who warned and advised from day one (back in early March 2020) not to lock down the American people or the economy.

I argued the following:

-- That lockdowns wouldn't stop COVID-19, because you can't stop a virus.

-- That there was never a reason to lock down everyone. Anyone relatively young or healthy never had a reason to fear death from COVID. The survival rate has been reported at 99%, especially for anyone relatively healthy under the age of 65.

-- That over time, lockdowns would cause more deaths from suicide, depression, loneliness, drug and alcohol addiction, joblessness, poverty and stress (from people being unsure how to feed their families) than from COVID.

-- And, worst of all, that lockdowns would destroy the economy. If Grandma or Grandpa is sick and dying from COVID, how does it help them if their kids and grandkids lose their businesses, jobs or homes? It only makes things much worse. Grandma and Grandpa would not want their kids and grandkids to be jobless, hopeless or homeless. They want them to live life and prosper. That's how you honor Grandpa and Grandma.

I warned that the only way to fight COVID and pay for COVID was to keep the economy open and healthy.
And to keep Americans employed.

Don't look now, but I was 100% right.

Florida is exhibit A. Everyone needs to know the Florida story.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis should be America's Hero Governor. He stood strong in the face of massive pressure to close the state, close the economy, lock down the people and order mask mandates.*
He refused. He kept Florida open for business.

Now look at the amazing results. Florida's economy is booming. People are happy. Quality of life is high.
And very few are sick. It worked!

Even though Florida has been wide open for almost a year now, even though the state has millions of retired senior citizens, it still has less deaths and hospitalizations right now than most of the know-it-all liberal states that are locked down and run by authoritarian Democratic governors. Florida's numbers are better than those of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Illinois.

All this and the people of Florida kept their businesses open, kept their jobs, kept their kids in school and kept living normal lives.

How is this possible? How can Florida be thriving and prospering and healthier while California and New York have been shut down the entire time, with businesses dead, jobs gone, schools closed and kids not leaning a thing?

The answer is simple. Democratic governors blew it. They made all the wrong decisions. No lockdowns were ever needed. Nor were they ever constitutional. No jobs should have been lost.
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* there is a mask mandate -author is incorrect, but the point on lockdowns stands

[dukkha]

This was all a travesty, a tragedy, a farse. With lockdowns, people still get sick; you can't stop a germ. But they do succeed at three things: destroying the economy, destroying quality of life and, ironically, making more people sick and die due to the stress, loneliness, depression and poverty the lockdowns produced.

Lockdowns prove the solution is often worse than the virus.

The only answer is freedom and individual choice. Let Americans choose whether to keep their businesses open, go to work or wear masks.

As usual, government was wrong. Government made things much worse. As usual, liberal Democratic ideas failed miserably. Lockdowns are perhaps the worst mistake in America's history. Case closed.

[ThatOwlWoman]

Derpity derp me so smart derpity derp lie lie lie blah blah blah

"Even though Florida has been wide open for almost a year now, even though the state has millions of retired senior citizens, it still has less deaths and hospitalizations right now than most of the know-it-all liberal states that are locked down and run by authoritarian Democratic governors. Florida's numbers are better than those of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Illinois."

Oh darn. You're wrong. Florida is worse than these states. Look at yesterday's stats. How many in the top 12 (ranked by cases) are "blue" states, covidiot?



Source so you can verify it for yourself: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

[Guno צְבִי]

This was all a travesty, a tragedy, a farse. With lockdowns, people still get sick; you can't stop a germ. But they do succeed at three things: destroying the economy, destroying quality of life and, ironically, making more people sick and die due to the stress, loneliness, depression and poverty the lockdowns produced.

Lockdowns prove the solution is often worse than the virus.

The only answer is freedom and individual choice. Let Americans choose whether to keep their businesses open, go to work or wear masks.

As usual, government was wrong. Government made things much worse. As usual, liberal Democratic ideas failed miserably. Lockdowns are perhaps the worst mistake in America's history. Case closed.

Any wonder why you are a telephone operator for infomercials

what bozos hired you? West at Home, LiveOps or ACD Direct.

But wait, there’s still more! Because you acted now, you also get the bonus, operators are standing by

[dukkha]

Oh darn. You're wrong. Florida is worse than these states. Look at yesterday's stats. How many in the top 12 (ranked by cases) are "blue" states, covidiot?

Source so you can verify it for yourself: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

good grief.
do you know what PER CAPITA means?? This is a useless metric

Better you should look at trendlines, and waves etc.

[dukkha]

Any wonder why you are telephone operator for infomercials

what bozos hired you? West at Home, LiveOps or ACD Direct.

I'm an IC - i dont work for pennies at West
I make about $30/hr on my DR line.
I sit here and laugh at racists such as yourself, while getting well paid.

[Darth Omar]

This was all a travesty, a tragedy, a farse. With lockdowns, people still get sick; you can't stop a germ. But they do succeed at three things: destroying the economy, destroying quality of life and, ironically, making more people sick and die due to the stress, loneliness, depression and poverty the lockdowns produced.

Lockdowns prove the solution is often worse than the virus.

The only answer is freedom and individual choice. Let Americans choose whether to keep their businesses open, go to work or wear masks.

As usual, government was wrong. Government made things much worse. As usual, liberal Democratic ideas failed miserably. Lockdowns are perhaps the worst mistake in America's history. Case closed.

Virus gonna virus.

Good piece but the writer left out one thing: lockdowns resulted in the largest transfer of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy in the history of the world and that’s not hyperbole.

The elites and wealthy were largely protected while the deplorables took all the risks and kept the country going.

[dukkha]

The fact is we got kids in school since last October, we got all businesses open, we do have mask mandate
(as I noted the article was incorrect), and we are good at social distancing because people will normally do these things without draconian lockdowns for over a year in some cases

. With lockdowns, people still get sick; you can't stop a germ. But they do succeed at three things: destroying the economy, destroying quality of life and, ironically, making more people sick and die due to the stress, loneliness, depression and poverty the lockdowns produced.

Lockdowns prove the solution is often worse than the virus.

The only answer is freedom and individual choice. Let Americans choose whether to keep their businesses open, go to work or wear masks.

[Darth Omar]

The fact is we got kids in school since last October, we got all businesses open, we do have mask mandate
(as I noted the article was incorrect), and we are good at social distancing because people will normally do these things without draconian lockdowns for over a year in some cases

I’ve never been more skeptical of masks and that’s saying something lol.

FL won in terms of apples to apples comparisons. Instead of comparing the US to small island nations, FL gets compared to CA, NY and other large states and the results are clear.

To whatever extent lockdowns work—they clearly aren’t worth the cost to affected societies. The social costs are nothing short of staggering and the effects will still be felt when the CCP virus is no longer news.

[dukkha]

I’ve never been more skeptical of masks and that’s saying something lol.

FL won in terms of apples to apples comparisons. Instead of comparing the US to small island nations, FL gets compared to CA, NY and other large states and the results are clear.

To whatever extent lockdowns work—they clearly aren’t worth the cost to affected societies. The social costs are nothing short of staggering and the effects will still be felt when the CCP virus is no longer news.

lockdowns were supposed to be limited to not overwhelming hospitals.
They became like masks - just believe! while the elites cheated ( MI and CA governor -and Cuomos death sentences)

[cancel2 2022]

good grief.
do you know what PER CAPITA means?? This is a useless metric

Better you should look at trendlines, and waves etc.

She's full of shit as always!

[ThatOwlWoman]

good grief.
do you know what PER CAPITA means?? This is a useless metric

Better you should look at trendlines, and waves etc.

In other words, look hard for "facts" that support the narrative I'm trying to push. Hahahaha! Gullible wonk.

[dukkha]

In other words, look hard for "facts" that support the narrative I'm trying to push. Hahahaha! Gullible wonk.

Good Grief. so you dont understand the concept of per capita ?
why are Dems so delusional?

[ThatOwlWoman]

Good Grief. so you dont understand the concept of per capita ?
why are Dems so delusional?

Why do you Cultist Covidiots deny science, reality, facts?

[Darth Omar]

Why do you Cultist Covidiots deny science, reality, facts?

Well, explain what deaths per capita means in one short sentence lol.