Biden Covid advisor says U.S. lockdown
of 4 to 6 weeks could control pandemic
and revive economy
CNBC,
by
Will Feuer
Original Article
Posted By: AltaD,
11/11/2020 7:59:56 PM
Shutting down businesses and paying people for lost wages for four to six weeks could help keep the coronavirus pandemic in check and get the economy on track until a vaccine is approved and distributed, said Dr. Michael Osterholm, a coronavirus advisor to President-elect Joe Biden.(Snip)A nationwide lockdown would drive the number of new cases and hospitalizations down to manageable levels while the world awaits a vaccine, he told Yahoo Finance on Wednesday.
“We could pay for a package right now to cover all of the wages, lost wages for individual workers for losses to small companies to medium-sized companies or city, state, county governments.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
SALady 11/11/2020 8:02:32 PM (No. 602922)
6 weeks of people starving and our economy crashing and burning.
Then when they remove the lockdown, massive new cases, so that they can lock everyone down again, causing more people to starve and our economy to crash and burn some more.
This is not about health, but about dictatorial government control -- over a virus with a 0.04% death rate!!!!!
Maybe they figure if we are all too weak from starving, we can't start Civil War II. How wrong they are!!!!
34 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw 11/11/2020 8:04:57 PM (No. 602926)
Back to the future. We were told the same lies in March fool, do you think we are as stupid as Joe?
36 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
Jerseyden 11/11/2020 8:05:45 PM (No. 602930)
I’d like to see some stats on the overwhelming of hospitals admissions. Everything I see reported is a uptick but not an emergency. Same thing with death counts.
21 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
scottj 11/11/2020 8:09:33 PM (No. 602933)
This would trigger a civil war. Democrats are playing with fire.
24 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Annie Xango 11/11/2020 8:11:53 PM (No. 602935)
our little RINO Dweb Gov. DE-WHINE of Ohio..announced today that in a week he will decide if he has to shut down bars and restaurants. AGAIN...in any case, he is going to be enforcing the mandatory requirement to wear a mask when you go in to any establishment..and he is going to have "people" watching for infractions..from the Bureau of Workman's Comp....the brown shirts...unfortunately, he is not up for re election for a couple of years..can't come soon enough..I bet he doesn't run again...
15 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
pros7767 11/11/2020 8:13:08 PM (No. 602937)
We better not lose these lawsuits!
The fate of this country depends on it! Wish I could get to DC this weekend!
19 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 11/11/2020 8:14:08 PM (No. 602939)
Isn't this a state issue?
11 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Safari Man 11/11/2020 8:19:17 PM (No. 602941)
Trump warned of a Biden depression to end all depressions.
23 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Dreadnought 11/11/2020 8:20:04 PM (No. 602943)
Welcome to the democrat's new Vietnam War. You have to destroy the economy to save it.
13 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
JonR 11/11/2020 8:22:57 PM (No. 602950)
What is it about “I will lock down the country” did half the voters not understand? This is what Biden said he was going to do during his few moments of lucidity!
20 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
mizzmac 11/11/2020 8:29:23 PM (No. 602956)
Never again. No.
12 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
smokincol 11/11/2020 8:32:34 PM (No. 602962)
that's right !! just what we need, another lockdown. Karl Marx is loving this spectacle. Xi Xin Ping is so elated he can't stand himself.
9 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Californian 11/11/2020 8:36:24 PM (No. 602965)
Groundhog's Day.
Heard this before. The original lockdowns were supposed to be for 2-3 weeks. 6+ months later my area is still under lockdown and with increasing numbers of reported cases.
Insanity.
13 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
nhveritas 11/11/2020 8:38:02 PM (No. 602966)
So all of the previous lockdowns didn't stop a virus from spreading but this one will? I can only hope president Trump prevails.
16 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 11/11/2020 8:46:24 PM (No. 602976)
Au contraire, mon ami. Shut your yap and open the businesses, and send the children back to school so Mom and Dad can go to work. Then get the hell out of the way and let the economy recover. And, shut the fuzz up.
12 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 11/11/2020 8:57:06 PM (No. 602986)
4-6 weeks turn in to 46 weeks and longer. Is this what we really want? Who is going to "pay for a package" to cover what exactly? Bailouts for cities counties and states? I have not received my $300/week federal unemployment benefit for 4 weeks so far because in California it has already run out. Thanks, Nancy. I'm starving on a $200/week straight CA UI. I am sure there are no lost wages for teachers and government employees are there. I got something you can lock down.
9 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
nina584 11/11/2020 8:57:16 PM (No. 602987)
Lock him up !!!!
5 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Sanddollar 11/11/2020 9:07:09 PM (No. 602994)
This better not happen. I had some medical issues that had to be put on hold during the shutdown and I paid a price for that. My needs were not considered "essential."
I agree another lockdown will cause a civil war and massive rebellion.
8 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
WV.Hillbilly 11/11/2020 9:12:18 PM (No. 603003)
Day 240 of "15 days to flatten the curve."
10 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
DeplorableVet 11/11/2020 9:32:41 PM (No. 603021)
Get ready to arrest me everytime I step out the door.
2 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
dst4life 11/11/2020 9:46:19 PM (No. 603046)
We would be better off having another civil war--which would last a few years--as opposed to falling into communism which would last for decades and decades. Dear Patriots, if you are short on ammo, I suggest you stock up. Be prepared to push back against these Leftist thugs. Luckily, I live in a small town that is Trump country. But I am still prepared. I am a veteran who swore an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. The enemy is here on this soil!! Look no further than AOC to understand what the Democrats are about. The rest may be silent, but I believe they have given her a wink and nod.
6 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 11/11/2020 9:46:24 PM (No. 603047)
Fools taking the advice of other fools.
3 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
paral04 11/11/2020 9:56:13 PM (No. 603056)
We had months of lockdowns and we still have had cases. This is nonsense.
4 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
planetgeo 11/11/2020 10:13:19 PM (No. 603062)
Let's go with a lockdown WITHOUT PAY for all government employees. I'm totally good with that.
11 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
Pegmo 11/11/2020 10:44:30 PM (No. 603080)
Stupidest idea ever.
3 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
JL80863 11/12/2020 12:17:33 AM (No. 603123)
Osterholm must be moon-barking mad. His suggestion is absurd. As others have noted, we should destroy a recovering economy to revive it? Another democrat genius.
1 person likes this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
24tea@Mag 11/12/2020 12:38:16 AM (No. 603138)
Agree with Reply 24. Govt employees, especially the useless liberals haven’t done anything, but cause trouble the last 10 months anyway. They can all take a hike and those over 80 should retire.
0 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
DVC 11/12/2020 1:26:59 AM (No. 603160)
Insane. Completely, totally insane.
They WANT to destroy the economy totally.
0 people like this.
Reply 29 - Posted by:
bigken2 11/12/2020 3:57:05 AM (No. 603184)
hile biden the great this is total bs
0 people like this.
Reply 30 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 11/12/2020 6:51:00 AM (No. 603301)
They said that back in March.
0 people like this.
Reply 31 - Posted by:
lynngirl122 11/12/2020 8:17:10 AM (No. 603397)
Pottersville.
0 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
nihtwael 11/12/2020 11:10:34 PM (No. 604285)
You kids having fun playing house?
0 people like this.
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