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ancianita

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10. Not for long. Bill Gates announced today that vaccine is being tested on today's first patient.

Reply to Calculating (Original post)

Mon Apr 6, 2020, 11:47 PM

Apr 2020

... a few more months for testing...

... a few months after that for mass production ...

... all the pandemic logistics "problems" will be figured out by then, so the leftover immunized herd can fire up the realreal economy so billionaires can get back to doing what they do best: devalue, overwork, tax, and destroy Earthlings and Earth for profit. Back to "life."

Oh, and privatize education in the meantime. Gotta teach the "market values" tradition for the younguns.

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This pandemic has really cut through the illusion of our overall prosperity [View all] Calculating Apr 2020 OP

Yep. underpants Apr 2020 #1

K&R, From TRMS it looks like the UI rate is going to be around 13-ish% Places like Germany aren't uponit7771 Apr 2020 #2

UI rate? Uninsurance rate? Not 100% what this is, thanks... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #4

UE ... rate uponit7771 Apr 2020 #6

The day you replace society with market malaise Apr 2020 #3

+1 2naSalit Apr 2020 #7

That is because our Government had not been Reaganized yet. dugog55 Apr 2020 #9

sad but true ashling Apr 2020 #11

+5 Got it, 'Reaganized' appalachiablue Apr 2020 #16

Excellent post malaise Apr 2020 #19

Yeah Reagan is where it took a sharp turn for the worse Calculating Apr 2020 #21

And our illusion of stability SCantiGOP Apr 2020 #5

Our piss-poor health care system is another factor. scarletwoman Apr 2020 #8

Not for long. Bill Gates announced today that vaccine is being tested on today's first patient. ancianita Apr 2020 #10

Also shows we're much weaker in general than most like to think flibbitygiblets Apr 2020 #12

My hope too Pepsidog Apr 2020 #13

+1000 TeamPooka Apr 2020 #14

And hopefully 95% of the US products won't be made in China Catherine Vincent Apr 2020 #15

The economy is a hall of mirrors inside the house of cards that is the United States. Progressive Jones Apr 2020 #17

Perhaps what is needed is a global universal basic income. Ani Yun Wiya Apr 2020 #18

Yes, smoke and mirrors has turned into smoke and rubble (rubles?). warmfeet Apr 2020 #20

Well Said! ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #22

America is the land of opportunity! Aussie105 Apr 2020 #23