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I would agree with some of that (not the ACA - expecting compromise on something none of them voted for is not reasonable). But that's no different than the Democrats in Trump's first term.
Maybe, but I suspect it has more to do with the ability of younger people to fight off the impacts of the virus.
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Listening to what he said in context it seems he was trying to say that CDC guidance shouldn't supersede the plans that individual states have put in place for re-opening.
The younger kids seem to be at lower risk for getting sick and for transmitting the virus than the older kids.
True. But also the younger you are you are also susceptible to not being able fight off things. Lots of young school age children have younger siblings at home not being exposed to the virus at the levels that will happen once school is in session.
pretty hilarious-
Infected People: "Everything should open back up!"
I mean they are saying it right out loud now and nobody seems to blink.
I agree with what you're saying here overall. The time frame is a problem however, you can't reasonably expect to put all that into place in time to open things up Sept 1 (or thereabouts).
The immediate solution to this is to temporarily expand and increase unemployment funding. An administration and congress that actually cared about all the citizens in this country would be working on solutions like this right now (really months ago, beyond the initial response). This country goes into significant debt for far less essential things than directly keeping people housed and fed. A parent's ability to provide for their children should not be a factor in whether or not we open up schools in the context of a pandemic. This is a massive failure on the part of the Trump administration and a great deal of Congress.
A quick google search shows that 3.2% of US astronauts died due to astronaut stuff (as opposed to old age or whatever). That is barely one kid per class, why is everyone always focusing on the dead kid and not the 29 live kids. /s
You guys crack me up with these comparisons. I swear.Slapdash said:
If she says things will be safe, you guys flip out. if she says yes there are risks you guys flip out.
Um..If the feds don't provide the states funding to operate then why are you guys getting all upset that Trump is threatening to cut off funding?
Come on man, putting the opening up schools decision aside comparing kids going to school with the risks Astronauts take is lunacy.
It isn't a good comparison, but whatever.
I'm not sure who "you guys" is. Federal funding to the states isn't a matter of opinion, it's publicly available information, here's what Mike Pence said about it:
If Betsy DeVos says something stupid, posters will discuss it. If Joe Biden says something stupid, posters will discuss it. If Donald Trump says something stupid, posters will discuss it.
NOBODY is saying kids should stop their education.
My kids WANTED to physically go back to school in April. I'm guessing they're not alone. Bahrain is one of the world leaders in tests per capita at about 3X the rate of USA. Qatar is also far better than the USA in tests per capita.
I don't understand your point, to be honest. I agree that in states with outbreaks, kids shouldn't go to school. But if a state doesn't have an outbreak, why not?NOBODY is saying kids should stop their education.
Trump, Devos and everyone else that keeps saying this isn't any big deal should volunteer to be injected with Covid. Just when I didn't think I could hate these people any more. You don't get to use my kids as guinea pigs you jackals.
As I posted here there's evidence that covid could cause brain damage. NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!!
Yet Trump said today if schools don't open he's going to withhold funding. Funny, that would be quite the feat but he still can't tell everyone to wear masks to slow the spread.I don't understand your point, to be honest. I agree that in states with outbreaks, kids shouldn't go to school. But if a state doesn't have an outbreak, why not?NOBODY is saying kids should stop their education.
Trump, Devos and everyone else that keeps saying this isn't any big deal should volunteer to be injected with Covid. Just when I didn't think I could hate these people any more. You don't get to use my kids as guinea pigs you jackals.
As I posted here there's evidence that covid could cause brain damage. NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!!
That being said, if a parent isn't comfortable with it, pull them out and home school them until covid is over. Home schools do a much better job than public schools of teaching remote, so that's my advice for any parent that doesn't want their kid to physically go to school.
That's unbelievable. I'm running out of adjectives to properly express myself on their response to this virus..
The administration isn't saying that. Devos said all schools must be fully operational- no half time or anything like that. Then she said the local schools need to handle the details themselves. I know many districts here have been trying to create plans for themselves, some of which involved part time in-person instruction. That seems out the window now and those plans will have to be scrapped. I imagine the school administrators are beyond frustrated right now with the lack of clarity and direction throughout this process.
Those don't seem that strict really. What do we think was too strict?The Commish said:
I doubt many would send their 8 year old kid into space. Not a great comparison there.
