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NUMBER OF THE DAY .2%, the death rate of COVID19 as confirmed by the CDC.
Predictably, now that Texas is starting to reopen, there are voices (often loud) claiming that things are going to get worse. The possibility isn't news, was known before the shutdown, and anticipates this virus acting like a virus.
What's true about all efforts by leaders around the world is it's too early to conclude who got it right or wrong from an epidemiological standpoint.
Sweden, for instance, is getting beat up today for having a higher death toll per million than it's neighbors after not shutting down entirely, but this is a myopic and time-constrained view of results.
Richard Florida, an urban studies theorist (huh?), recently opined on the Slate Money podcast that he's not as hard on Sweden as most people.
According to Florida, who is an expert and has paid more than a passing interest in Sweden (i.e., he has listened to the health minister and his boss), the Sweden model isn't about herd immunity or economic stabilization.
“It’s about not freaking people out, not scaring the bejeezus out of kids, not destroying families, and most importantly not getting these all sorts of anti-democratic stuff we see even in the U.S.”
Speaking of destruction, Texas unemployment had it's worst month on record at 12.8%.
DAN PATRICK caught flack last week from the mainstream media after calling Democrat lawsuits to change election laws in Texas a scam. Spoiler alert, it's a scam.
Evidence suggests voting in person can be done safely at the height of a pandemic, Wisconsin, and South Korea being prime examples.
Now Democrats are twisting in ways that would make a Russian contortionist blush by suggesting a lack of immunity is a physical condition that qualifies as a disability allowing for everyone to apply for a mail-in ballot.
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Allen West injured in a motorcycle accident over the weekend
Democrats dread this general election scenario
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Polling: No one's excited about Biden (NEW)
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