Posted on 03/19/2020 6:31:11 PM PDT by bitt
The Trump administration, moving quickly to halt the spread of the coronavirus, is seriously considering grounding all passenger air traffic for up to 30 days, temporarily halting stock trading on Wall Street, and imposing a shelter-in-place rule, according to officials.
Key officials have begun alerting industry leaders, Capitol Hill, and agencies that the “radical” plan could come early next week if the warlike efforts to stop the spread of the virus fail.
On Thursday, the administration began to prepare the nation for 9/11-style moves when the State Department issued a “Level Four” warning against traveling overseas. The warning is the most severe that the department has.
In a notice, the State Department said Americans traveling abroad may find their travel “severely disrupted” and “may be forced to remain outside of the United States for an indefinite time frame.”
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A little late to halt trading now. Financial terrorists have had their way with us.
I thought even Mnuchin said not to stop the Stock Market.
Taking people’s $ away.
What little is left of America HAS LOST IT’S F’ING MIND !
I find this hard to believe.
I think he will do the first two.
Pretty severe order came out telling people to get home. DOnt rely on the govt if you dont.
And if they dont find a cure that satifies the FDA PDQ he may order shelter in place..which will not go over well
That will cause a huge drop in stocks if announced ahead of time (as people try to salvage what they can, knowing the market could later open much lower).
Just wondering. What will be the result of letting the virus just run its course, like a seasonal flu ? People would be advised not to catch it, but if they do then to just deal with it.
There should be no doubt that this is a bio-weapon we are dealing with.
This didn’t happen because some dood at a bowl of bat soup.
This is totally crazy and overkill.
Yeah man I hope this is just talk.
It’s not the black death.
It’s serious.
But forced to stay in? No flights?
After 30 days it won’t much matter if the virus is gone because the country will have been effectively destroyed for years.
We’re about to hit the inflection point. Give it until Monday.
I dunno if this is right or not.
At some point I feel, just rip off the Bandaid and get it over.
“Key officials” who are nameless... I’ll wait for more before I bite.
Due an audit on the short sellers. If they made billions on our misery, well then take it back.
Not aimed at the honest joe who made some money.
But someone who may have had fore knowledge or was deliberately trying to drive down the market.. Take it back and put the money in the Treasury.
I believe it. A full shut down makes it easier to justify the trillions in bailouts now being crafted by lobbyists and swampers in DC. They are way ahead of us little folks on Main Street.
I’ll have no retirement left at all....
Bump
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