Don't you love that they think people should be "reassured" because the most risk

[pnwmom]

is to people 60 and over?

Like, who cares about those people, anyway?



And don't you love how the only thing Trump cares about is the market -- not people's health?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I thought old voters were more likely to be Trump voters.

Present company excepted, of course.

[Maeve]

2. Is that why tRump scooted out of there so fast?

[lapfog_1]

6. he was exposed so he should be in quarantine

[elleng]

3. Right, who am I?

My family will get life insurance when I die; guess that's good, won't have to rely on me actually being AROUND! BYE, kids.

[John1956PA]

4. Rethugs pit us against one another. Now, its the young versus the seniors. n/t

[uponit7771]

5. IKR !?!?! Basically old people go off and die or something?!?

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Some one forgot to tell

those under 60,we old farts do still have a ton on money to dispose of,or we had a fair amount until a month ago,to keep things in this economy.

Know a ton of Old Farts that only vote straight Dem ticket and will never change.

[tulipsandroses]

8. I am younger, but I am still worried about getting it and passing it on to my older

parents and grandmother who have health conditions that may make them more susceptible. I have decided to not visit my parents for awhile for that reason. I work in a community mental health clinic and we see a lot of patients weekly.

One of the physicians has already come in contact with 2 patients that were exposed to 2 people that died due to covid 19. So while I may not have to be concerned if I get the virus since I am younger and in fairly good health, I would hate to unknowingly pass it on to my parents or grandmother.

[Newest Reality]

9. You bet...

I guess sixty is the new, should already be dead or something like that.

I mean, hey, we've lived a whole life. Why be so greedy about it?

[StarryNite]

24. "I guess sixty is the new, should already be dead or something like that."

I know, right?! I guess we're expendable, no longer able to reproduce bottom feeders now.

[Mike 03]

10. Exactly. And also, people with chronic illnesses

Between forty and fifty percent of Americans have some kind of chronic illness.

[pnwmom]

12. Right. People with asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes -- who cares about them?

The young healthy people will do just fine!

[jberryhill]

13. I'm sorry, but that IS reassuring

So many diseases seem to target the very young.

Yes, given the choice between a disease that disproportionately kills young people or older people, which would any rational older person would think is the better scenario for the species?

I’m in my fifties, my wife is in her sixties, and we’d much rather we get it than our kids and grandkid.

I find it quite reassuring that our children are likely to be spared, but yes I understand that many people’s radius of concern ends at the tip of their own nose.

[leftstreet]

14. What diseases target the young?

I assumed the 60+ demographic has a lot to do with pre-existings like diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, etc. Things kids don't generally have

[jberryhill]

16. Are you kidding?

Cystic fibrosis, Tay Sachs, SIDS, and leukemia are nearly exclusively child killers. Many diseases disproportionately kill children, such as malaria and meningitis.

81% of pneumonia deaths are children under two, so they should give us something to celebrate about, I guess.

It’s the entire reason why the life expectancy of a five year old is much greater than that of a newborn. There is an initial mortality hump to get over.

So, cheer up, plenty of deadly illnesses target children.

Something to celebrate!

[pnwmom]

17. Cystic fibrosis, Tay Sachs, SIDS, and leukemia aren't CONTAGIOUS illnesses. And the fact

that the illness is so mild in the young means that it flies under the radar and is much harder to detect until older people die from it, unlike previous SARS illnesses that could be more quickly controlled.

[jberryhill]

20. So what?

Diarrhea kills more than 2000 children a day, and nobody is getting bent out of shape over it.

I’m not bothered that this one skews older. That’s better than it skewing young. That’s all.

[pnwmom]

21. This is also skewing toward ANYONE with the same pre-existing conditions you just mentioned.

The whole reason older people are being hit harder is because they're more likely to have preexisting conditions. But CHILDREN with Cystic fibrosis, leukemia, asthma, diabetes, and a host of other illnesses will be hit hard by this disease; that's apparently fine with you, and we should all be "reassured" because young and HEALTHY people aren't likely to be seriously ill.

[leftstreet]

18. Didn't mean to trigger you

I take no 'cheer' from the thought of sick children

Jesus

Your post made it sound as it was only fair to sacrifice 60 yr olds because children were dropping like flies or something. But I'm sure that's not what you meant

[jberryhill]

19. Any species interested in its survival...

...is much more interested in the welfare of its young than its elderly.

Diarrhea from lack of access to clean water kills millions of them.

Fortunately, a disease that principally kills older people does not threaten the survival of our species.

[pnwmom]

22. How many millions of US children are dying from lack of clean water? n/t

[LanternWaste]

23. Much as I understand than many people's ability to make a valid inference is lacking

"yes I understand that many people’s radius of concern ends at the tip of their own nose..."

Much as I understand than many people's ability to make a valid inference is lacking to better advertise a thin veneer of self-righteousness.

[jberryhill]

25. Ah, good to see you up and about

and spreading your special brand of search-driven cheer to all.

[cornball 24]

15. AND... rub out the over 60+ and save mucho bucks on Social Security and Medicare.

[malaise]

26. I want all Dems to ensure that everyone over 60 knows how he feels about them

What is particularly ironic is how many ReTHUG legislators are over 60