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In reply to the discussion: Who else feels like this nightmare was inevitable? [View all]not fooled
(5,805 posts)25. Yes, some disruption inevitable
but as you say, with Hillary as president, the warnings would have been heeded early on. Testing would have been ramped up right away. The impact would definitely have been lessened, even though in a large country like the U.S. the level of testing done in some of the Asian countries would not have been feasible. The markets wouldn't have reacted as badly knowing that the situation was being handled properly. With red don, the markets know incompetence reigns and that bad outcomes are more likely.
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I am not surprised that something terrible happened because of Trump.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2020
#1
An economic collapse was due we just didn't know what would trigger it. The market
doc03
Mar 2020
#2
It would have been a huge problem for any president for sure. Hillary would have had to have handled
brewens
Mar 2020
#9
At some point in the not-too-distant future climate change will create a similar global crisis.
sop
Mar 2020
#13
Little different take here. A pandemic was inevitable. It's been 100 years.
GulfCoast66
Mar 2020
#14
Ever since he won I have said his presidency won't end well however and whenever it ends
Captain Zero
Mar 2020
#23