Fwd: New York Post: School closures brought the worst self-inflicted COVID harm

[Christian Dame]

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From: Christian Dame <cwd...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: New York Post: School closures brought the worst self-inflicted COVID harm
To: Tom <rear...@gmail.com>
Cc: patrick o'reilly <patev...@gmail.com>, Eliot LRP <Elio...@googlegroups.com>

Ah Tom ...

Once again, millions of dead from COVID but NOT ONE GOVERNMENT MANDATE! 

 

More importantly though, where is the Republican offer for a non-partisan "expert" (read no politicians) panel to draw lessons from the pandemic so we are better prepared next time (there will be a next time)? School closures would be an important element. 

This is more important and impactful on ordinary citizen's lives than 9-11. It impacts every American family - would you not agree? .  

But the current Republican discussion is more than a bit like Obama Care. Lots of energy to repeal, but not one idea to replace. 

Frankly, I'm tired of it.  I would hope many of my fellow citizens and voters are also.  

Wouldn't it be a surprise if some of the Republican presidential candidates offered up a program for improving America with new ideas, and new initiatives - perhaps even some that would cost money! 

Like improving infrastructure: bridges and roads and airports and public transit - my heavens - or revising the out of date agricultural programs to encourage family farms rather than conglomerates. Or how to counteract Chinese international economic influence  with dollars instead of bluster and threats. Of course that would all cost money. 

Let's take SS. How do we attend to its financial challenges? So far I hear a lot of noise but not much thoughtful policy ideas from you guys. We can predict the costs - so what do we do about it? We can turn the "widows and orphans" and millions of low income elders who have paid into the system their entire lives, hoping for support in retirement, into the wilderness by restricting access(as I understand it your guys state cutting down on the number of elders who will be coming into the program is a non-starter - right?).  So we can: either a) cut benefits; or b) go to France - increase the retirement age; or, c) heaven forbid, increase taxes on the wealthiest country on earth (which, as you know - is far from the most heavily taxed one).         

Instead I'll hear a litany from R. candidates of all the Democratic ideas and programs they would end. Will I also hear what would be enacted to replace and improve them - I fear, not so much. 

 

Here is an interesting radical proposal. 

Why not take all those billionaire folks who complain about US government regulation as a brake on economic development and offer them the wonderful opportunity to receive government bonds for their current worth (real of course not Trumpian), and move their citizenship and business operations to more business- friendly countries like say BRAZAL, or SOUTH AFRICA, or , yes even CHINA or RUSSIA! Those guys would welcome them with open arms (the real ones as well as the steel ones). I did not offer up Europe since I'm sure you know they would not want to have them in their current unrestricted configuration.   

Of course there would not be unrestricted access to the world's largest economy in the US, or likely the second largest - the EU, who, unfortunately, are even less tolerant to free swinging billionaires than we are.  Still, it's a huge market opportunity, and I'm sure their kids would have great preferences as soon as they learned  the language.  And think of it - at last a relief from a) excess federal government regulation (this might be countered by the demand of the new host countries to support the current administration legally or otherwise) and, unfortunately a local legal system that will not promote and supports their business goals  and operations when they come into conflict with varying strong man government policy and demands - including those, if I read my history right, require overt and direct financial support of the current national  government. My advice would be, despite this, to proceed. Damn the American constitutional business protections and relocate to more business friendly countries. You will finally receive relief from your proclaimed unnecessary and unreasonable government restrictions and it's you say proven benefits to all. You will have new chances to prove your confidence that "a rising tide floats all boats".     

The numbers over the past decades seem to prove that your proclamation "a rising tide floats all boats" assertion is false. It has not proven to be the case  for the rest of us. On the contrary, evidence shows overwhelmingly that over the past several decades in the US the rich got incredibly richer (measured by proportion of total GDP) than  the rest of us. Can you point me to a contrary data source?   Of course my US government information may be spurious - even less reliable than Russia and China. Even more reason to relocate. 

I would assume these anti-US government guys would have every advantage of succeeding in new, more government- friendly waters. They are already proven experts at circumventing government restrictions in the US for years. They would be floating like sharks, awaiting more new opportunities to show their business acumen in outsmarting the government.    

We might look at multiple examples of countries hungry to welcome billionaire investors and international enterprises: Sri Lanka (they are desperate and speak English) ?  India (careful - there is a heavy emphasis on local business and religious affiliation that have nothing  to do with Christianity or Judaism. Proven fact - there is violent rejection to new, and even some old, religions. Wow, isn't it interesting that RELIGION would suddenly enter into business success. Of course there would be NO constitutional brake, let alone historical social tempering influence to religious preferences to local businesses over foreign or even new ones from "outside"); South Africa (just open your wallet to the party. Burma might be an interesting choice. Negotiations would be simplified, and they are probably interested in new international success stories. And of course, there is always Russia and China. Oligarthas would seem to be most welcome but support of the government and financial support would appear to be required. BTW - from, recent reports , from time to time one or more of you will be imprisoned, stripped of your business ownership, and even exiled, with no recourse, because the government has decided you are ... whatever it is they decide. Maybe China is a better bet for foreigners, but I doubt it.   

To those I accuse of being cruel to family relocation I offer up Canada's. Although close by and not as cold as Russia, and with a well- functioning legal  system, I might note its business costs and its health and social service taxing policy, let alone labor protection policies, ARE EVEN WORSE THAN OURS!      

I will not opine on American investors' support of offshoring corporate business operations in order to further owner desires to free themselves of  US government regulations, nor the impact of converting stock in the companies into government bonds. My prediction - losses all around.  

Bottom line - as they say in business circles - in my opinion there are few (I submit NONE) more business-friendly countries than the US. 

Deliciously, as I remember the 1960's refrain to us radical hippies, now turned around - LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT!!!

Of course, Tom, I could be completely wrong. 

Please show me how. 

 

CWD 

On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 10:11 AM Tom <rear...@gmail.com> wrote:

School closures brought the worst self-inflicted COVID harm. Terrible decisions and mandates and, as I noted many times, we were warned in March 2020 by CDC Director Dr Redfield.

Tom

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From: Christian Dame <cwd...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: New York Post: School closures brought the worst self-inflicted COVID harm
To: Tom <rear...@gmail.com>
Cc: patrick o'reilly <patev...@gmail.com>, Eliot LRP <Elio...@googlegroups.com>

Ah Tom ...

Once again, millions of dead from COVID but NOT ONE GOVERNMENT MANDATE! 

 

More importantly though, where is the Republican offer for a non-partisan "expert" (read no politicians) panel to draw lessons from the pandemic so we are better prepared next time (there will be a next time)? School closures would be an important element. 

This is more important and impactful on ordinary citizen's lives than 9-11. It impacts every American family - would you not agree? .  

But the current Republican discussion is more than a bit like Obama Care. Lots of energy to repeal, but not one idea to replace. 

Frankly, I'm tired of it.  I would hope many of my fellow citizens and voters are also.  

Wouldn't it be a surprise if some of the Republican presidential candidates offered up a program for improving America with new ideas, and new initiatives - perhaps even some that would cost money! 

Like improving infrastructure: bridges and roads and airports and public transit - my heavens - or revising the out of date agricultural programs to encourage family farms rather than conglomerates. Or how to counteract Chinese international economic influence  with dollars instead of bluster and threats. Of course that would all cost money. 

Let's take SS. How do we attend to its financial challenges? So far I hear a lot of noise but not much thoughtful policy ideas from you guys. We can predict the costs - so what do we do about it? We can turn the "widows and orphans" and millions of low income elders who have paid into the system their entire lives, hoping for support in retirement, into the wilderness by restricting access(as I understand it your guys state cutting down on the number of elders who will be coming into the program is a non-starter - right?).  So we can: either a) cut benefits; or b) go France - increase the retirement age; or, c) heaven forbid, increase taxes on the wealthiest country on earth (which, as you know - is far from the most heavily taxed one).