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COVID-19 wallops meat plant workers; shortages hit shelves, fast food https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/05/meat-plants-become-covid-19-hotspots-58-test-positive-at-one-plant/ The researchers also noted cultural and economic challenges to controlling disease spread in meat-processing facilities. For instance, one facility had workers who spoke 40 different primary languages. And “many workers live in crowded, multigenerational settings and sometimes share transportation to and from work, contributing to increased risk for transmission of COVID-19 outside the facility itself.” For these reasons, they concluded that these facilities are at high risk of outbreak, which “requires prompt action to decrease risks to workers, preserve facility function, and maintain the food supply.” Breaking the chain Once COVID-19 begins spreading in a meat facility, it could easily become a source of infection for the greater community—or vice versa. Of the top 10 metropolitan areas with the highest new confirmed cases per capita, five have meat processing plants with outbreaks, The New York Times noted Wednesday. Meanwhile, the United States has already begun experiencing shortages in certain meat products, including fresh beef, due to COVID-19-related closures and disruptions. Hundreds of Wendy’s fast-food restaurants have run out of hamburgers, and several grocery chains are limiting purchases of certain meat items, the Times reported Tuesday. The chairman of Tyson Foods took out full-page advertisements in the Times and The Washington Post last week warning that “the supply chain is breaking.” To better protect meat-plant workers, the researchers behind the MMRW report made several recommendations, such as slowing down the pace of production, installing physical barriers between work stations, screening employees for symptoms, requiring masks, offering paid sick leave, and stepping up sanitation and hygiene stations. However, workers have reported that meat companies have ignored health recommendations since the pandemic began, including failing to offer masks and other protective gear and encouraging people to work while sick. According to an independent tally of COVID-19 cases in meat-plant workers by Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, there have been at least 10,800 cases from 170 plants in 29 states, including 45 deaths as of May 6.

How Big Will These Federal Programs Get? No One Knows. https://mises.org/power-market/how-big-will-these-federal-programs-get-no-one-knows The Fed’s most recent balance sheet update shows that only $19 billion from the PPP Liquidity Facility has been utilized thus far; therefore, we will continue to monitor this amount. Unfortunately, it could reach $600 billion in the months ahead. Both programs are unique because the public will be able to directly participate compared to other programs, in which most cannot, such as various Fed asset purchases, lending, and bond programs. However, a third program might include Main Street as well. This too has been expanded as of last week: the $500 billion Municipal Lending Facility (MLF). The population requirements were lowered to accept cities with 250,000 residents (formerly 1 million) and counties with 500,000 residents (formerly 2 million). This may spawn more grant programs and other “investments” that could sweep the country and trickle down to members of the public. Between the maximum capacity of these three programs, the Fed may contribute a $1.7 trillion increase to the money supply. How big the balance sheet will be by the time life returns to normal is anyone’s guess. Also keep in mind that the effect of the banks later pyramiding this money is rarely ever discussed. Nevertheless, all this debt raises another interesting question: How will we pay this money back? The Wall Street Journal recently posed a similar question to St. Louis Fed president James Bullard. When asked about “the inevitable day of reckoning,” he replied: We’re borrowing and we’re gonna have to pay that back in the future, so our future tax burden is that much higher. But can we handle it as a nation? I think we can. Should we take the advice of one of the most respected central bankers in the country? After all, we’ve been told that it was the Fed that brought us out of the last financial crisis. Surely, they can do the same thing again, only this time on a much larger scale…

The U.S. declared war on Vietnam?

Yeah, and I'm sure those are real names being used 100% of the time. How naive.

Clinton Central Bulldogs. Accept no substitute. https://www.amazon.com/Clinton-Central-Bulldogs-2013-Football/dp/B01M5GCNA7

Not a member of any posse, gonzo. Just an online acquaintance that I have known for many years. And disagreements can be healthy. Except in your case, where if you would ever disagree with BarryO you would be disagreeing with yourself...........

Nice to know you supposedly received one.

Prohibiting Religious Services Makes the First Amendment a Coronavirus Victim https://reason.com/2020/05/06/prohibiting-religious-services-makes-the-first-amendment-a-coronavirus-victim/

Authoritarians never let a good crisis go to waste.

Still doesn't change the fact that I haven't voted for a uni-party candidate in 20+ years, and most likely never will again. Guess I live outside of your mathematical law.

Laws can be changed. Or broken.

Most politicians and public officials believe themselves to be above the rules, all along the political spectrum. What else is new? Boy, you really are bent out of shape concerning Howe's assertion aren't you? Let's do an informal poll of the GID populace. Who here personally knows an individual (family, friend, co-worker, acquaintance) that currently has or have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus? I'll go first. The number is zero. The closest so far is my son (who works on site at an essential industry) had a co-worker in the same office who became ill with covid-19 like symptoms. However the subsequent test came back negative.

It doesn't matter. A presidential election is not a horse race. https://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/news-media/horse-race-reporting-election/

The money to be made during this pandemic is with vaccines, and Mr. Fauci is at the center of it. Here is a long interview with RFK Jr. on the issue. Worth the listen:

That's a nice picture of you.

Yes, let's balance:

Carmel partners with company to test residents' feces for coronavirus https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2020/05/05/carmel-partners-company-test-residents-feces-covid-19/5170420002/

That kind of fits in with the 6-week cycle theory: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4481443/user-clip-six-week-cycle

If pointing out a GID member's mistake of not looking up the actual statement made by another GID member places me in a "posse" then so be it.

No, the math hurts my brain. I need a dedicated "math person" like you have.

Yes, let us get back to the memes.

Sorry, I don't answer questions from individuals who end their spoken or written sentences with "right?". Frankly it is a condescending speech virus. Besides, your question should be aimed on Howe, not I. And your "math person" needs to rerun their equations using this corrected input.