Posted on 05/01/2020 8:37:40 AM PDT by daniel1212
Some likely scenarios:
►Increased willingness to trade freedoms for promises of security. At tax payer expense, what is left of them.
►Censorship of speech by private media against those who oppose the above, and the demonizing of such the MSM.
►Persecution and prosecution by the government against protesters of compelled COVID-19 restrictions. ►Prolonged food shortages.
►Increasing reliance upon government. ►Vast increase of a welfare class.
►A form of Universal Basic Income being promised and incrementally provided.
►Universal health care.
►Vast increase of the national debt.
►Substantial increase in taxes upon businesses and tax payers.
►Income disparity reduced as all become poorer and dependent upon the government, except for those in government.
►Increased trading of freedoms for promised security. ►Increased surveillance and tracking of people.
►Permanent restrictions on, and control of, movement and association and speech.
►Required government registration in order to purchase goods and for travel, and to be part of large public meetings.
►Increased restrictions on those marked as non-conformists, esp. those who oppose expresses disapproval of LGBTQ propaganda.
►Churches whose beliefs conflict with state-imposed speech and its restrictions padlocked or converted to state use.
►Increased use of robots, including for teaching children.
►Military conflicts with China.
►China flexing muscles and forcing a bruised and weakened US military to redrawn form contested waters.
►The MSM acting as evangelists for the above.
CovIdiot
63000 dead and counting
Meaning you think the long-term extreme restrictions are warranted and should continue, or you think the govs went overboard, and the speculated consequences proffered here are unwarranted?
Food is already going up, meat especially...
Not gonna happen as the West simply cannot competitively produce the vast wealth of products that basically only China does, and she can absord far more loss than America.
NONSENSE.
The GOVERNMENT has virtually padlocked our buildings! Here is supposedly Red-State Alabama, our fear-racked female Governor has limited church gatherings to NINE (9) people. The church of the living God is forced to meet online, or to sneak off into a farmer's field to gather to pray (YES I did so).
Bad, bad things are coming. Get food, water, shelter, and energy stored in bulk. Get your garden going. And if you live in a big Demonrat city, for the sake of God and your family, get out.
Or as during the 100,000 American deaths from the Hong Kong flu in 67-68.
Eloquently but sadly put.
The media, which is far more pervasive, propagandistic and perverted than in the past, will work day and night against that.
Agreed. MAGA.
Also we are in the edge of hyper-inflation(ex foods prices) with all this fiat money floating out there..Then deflation....And we are seeing the beginnings of that in Real Estate...People who have money will clean up in Real Estate and people in debt and owing on Real Estate will lose their shirts..as values will collapse.
Rather, most in the cities simply believe what the MSM tells them and comply with whatever it says.
Outbreak poll : Most Americans favor continued lockdown Only 12% of Americans say the measures where they live go too far
I’m not worried about the first round... You’re right - people who are healthy will (for the most part) do just fine.
My concern is the virus causes damage even to healthy people - AND HOW WILL THE VIRUS SEE THOSE BODIES NEXT WINTER? I’m guessing the virus will ‘assume’ a sick or old person.
America has neither the manufacturing to produce so much of what China is streamlines to produce, nor the people willing to work as hard for less.
I think China knew that we would not have won 2 world wars without its massive manufacturing ability, and took it away in the name of free trade.
Not sure what you're seeing, but I think any current lower RE prices only reflect a general lack of confidence in the future/economy. IMHO, when the economy recovers, RE prices will ratchet back up at the same time.
Rather, the demographics are now about 70% liberals and those who look to them as saviors, proxy servants of the devil though they be. Thus they will worship the beast.
Fear not this is May 1 the beginning of the anti-shut down revolution this thing will only grow in speed in magnitude until all of these governors trying to hold on with their clogged fingers succumb to it
Bingo! You win the prize
Are you saying India and other countries in Southeast Asia can’t make create a haven for companies that want out of China?
If Trump recognizes Taiwan as an independent nation that put the Taiwanese who operate factories in China in a bind.
Many can’t make loan payments and for now these Lenders are forgiving..for the moment..But at some point that will change and these Banks and such will want their money and these borrowers will not have the means to get it..
FR has some serious splinter groups...
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