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EarthFirst

(2,900 posts)
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 11:42 AM Mar 2020

Would you support a mandatory nationwide shutdown?

All non-essential/critical roles required to self quarantine at home for a duration of time?


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Yes
19 (86%)
No
3 (14%)
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WhiteTara

(29,704 posts)
1. but it would have to be a nationwide shutdown
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 11:53 AM
Mar 2020

including banks and mtg companies and every company that sends out monthly statements since if people shutdown, there will be no money since it's all payday to payday.

KPN

(15,643 posts)
2. No frigging way would I support this administration executing that kind
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 11:54 AM
Mar 2020

of action and power. Just think: what could possibly go wrong???

Sad to say, though it under any others President might be the best thing we could do, I can’t support it with this group of evil thugs in control.

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
10. Agreed, if we had a real government in charge then I would comply, but not by a government run by
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 01:13 PM
Mar 2020

a foreign owned grifter like Trump.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
3. Everything needs to be cancelled except for grocery, pharmacy and gas stations for at least 14 days
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:04 PM
Mar 2020

That MIGHT give us enough time to assess where we are and how bad this will be.

Waiting till bodies start dropping will be too late.

Hunker down and shelter in place.

crickets

(25,965 posts)
4. I'm afraid you're right.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:24 PM
Mar 2020

But so is WhiteTiara. There has to be some way to deal with the economic fallout from this. I certainly don't count on anyone in the WH for a plan so here's hoping Pelosi and the rest of the Democrats in Congress are working on more legislation in addition to the Families First Act--which had better pass. The situation is only going to get worse regardless, and what we have going so far to deal with it isn't going to cut it.

Polybius

(15,390 posts)
7. I can't vote yes or no until you tell me more
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 01:00 PM
Mar 2020

Do I still have to pay my rent/mortgage/property taxes? Do I have to pay my cell phone or car insurance? Will the government supply me with money/food?

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
8. Wait, we're not doing that right now?! We don't have unfettered testing so we don't know who has
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 01:11 PM
Mar 2020

... what

RichardRay

(2,611 posts)
9. With enough warning for people to get home.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 01:11 PM
Mar 2020

There are people out there who’d be stuck in far away places if it were just rolled out without warning.

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