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Do you really think hanes is planning on going into the mask industry when there are enough again?When the administration asked, they responded to the need. Geeesh. You are so tds!Working "with" and working "for" are two very different things.
We do not need the government to tell us to do the right thing
So you think the only reason they did it was because the government asked them to? Do you think that lowly of our population?
Before being forced to close, local restaurants were offering free lunches to kids once the schools closed, not because the government made them, but because it was the right thing to do
Do you think the demand for respirators will be high enough after the pandemic for gm to shuttle making parts or cars?
GM partners with medical company to make ventilators during coronavirus pandemic
General Motors is partnering with a medical device company to make ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a joint statement on GM’s website.
GM and Ventec Life Systems are collaborating so the latter can increase production of its respiratory care products in the ongoing effort to stymie the spread of coronavirus.
Also involved is StopTheSpread.org, the country’s coordinated private sector response to the pandemic.
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I think these companies would be doing these things no matter who was sitting in the White House
And The Presidential Defense Act of 1950 is hanging over their heads if they don't.
Which by the way was passed in 1950 for a reason. That reason being you cannot depend on the private sector as the Great Depression, World War 2, and this pandemic have shown to be absolutely true.
These companies aren't doing these things out of the goodness of their hearts, or because it's the right thing to do. But because the Sword of Damocles is right there as motivating factor if they don't.
Trump is encouraging and negotiating with some companies to retool and make some medical supplies we are short of. That's what a good US President does. This isn't Red China where government can tell companies what to make, how much to make and how much to charge. We're a free country.
US military says it is working to convert buildings into hospitals in three or four weeks - CNNPolitics
And that will intensify. This is a national problem people want the government to handle. Not McDonalds or GM.
When the administration asked, they responded to the need. Geeesh. You are so tds!
Since you want to make this all about Trump, answer me this.
South Korea got hit with the virus about the same time we did. The leader of SK asked this of his countries companies in late Jan....Trump did it in mid-March.
Why did Trump wait so long?
Trump is encouraging and negotiating with some companies to retool and make some medical supplies we are short of. That's what a good US President does. This isn't Red China where government can tell companies what to make, how much to make and how much to charge. We're a free country.
US military says it is working to convert buildings into hospitals in three or four weeks - CNNPolitics
And that will intensify. This is a national problem people want the government to handle. Not McDonalds or GM.
Baloney. The government could have taken a variety of steps to increase the production of test kits...........like placing an order for millions of them months ago.Korea ordered test kits to be made available immediately. We can't do that in our system of government.
But.........the failure to place orders for equipment ahead of the inevitable need means we are running out. In fact, we are in the same boat as many other unprepared countries around the world.Oh for Christ sake! You do realize that these corporations like GM gearing to make ventilators is just an example of why America will fare better than the rest of the world in this.
Baloney. The government could have taken a variety of steps to increase the production of test kits...........like placing an order for millions of them months ago.Korea ordered test kits to be made available immediately. We can't do that in our system of government.
Pandemic.With every passing hour of this pandemic.
That is factually inaccurate.No they can't, not without FDA approval. This is what you don't understand.
Trump is encouraging and negotiating with some companies to retool and make some medical supplies we are short of. That's what a good US President does. This isn't Red China where government can tell companies what to make, how much to make and how much to charge. We're a free country.
US military says it is working to convert buildings into hospitals in three or four weeks - CNNPolitics
And that will intensify. This is a national problem people want the government to handle. Not McDonalds or GM.
That is factually inaccurate.No they can't, not without FDA approval. This is what you don't understand.
Baloney. The government could have taken a variety of steps to increase the production of test kits...........like placing an order for millions of them months ago.Korea ordered test kits to be made available immediately. We can't do that in our system of government.
Trump is encouraging and negotiating with some companies to retool and make some medical supplies we are short of. That's what a good US President does. This isn't Red China where government can tell companies what to make, how much to make and how much to charge. We're a free country.
US military says it is working to convert buildings into hospitals in three or four weeks - CNNPolitics
And that will intensify. This is a national problem people want the government to handle. Not McDonalds or GM.
With every passing hour of this pandemic, the shortage of medical equipment—as hospitals prepare for a massive influx of sick Americans—becomes more acute, and the need for such equipment and supplies becomes more dire. The Defense Protection Act (DPA), passed in 1950, grants a president extraordinary powers to order private industry to respond, on behalf of the nation, to an urgent public need, vital to the defense and preservation of the country.
But we really are not “all in this together.” Americans are “all in this” with a Hobbesian fantasy called “conservatism,” which has reared its ugly head at the precisely the worst moment possible in American history. In a crisis environment which literally threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, the extraordinary measures we should be taking to ramp up production of medical supplies would seem self-evident—except to that species of American blinded by a political ideology that abhors the very idea of government actually helping its people.
Trump administration won't compel corporations to produce medical supplies—because of 'conservatism'
Hobbesian Fantasy. Yep, that sums it up perfectly.
With every passing hour of this pandemic, the shortage of medical equipment—as hospitals prepare for a massive influx of sick Americans—becomes more acute, and the need for such equipment and supplies becomes more dire. The Defense Protection Act (DPA), passed in 1950, grants a president extraordinary powers to order private industry to respond, on behalf of the nation, to an urgent public need, vital to the defense and preservation of the country.
But we really are not “all in this together.” Americans are “all in this” with a Hobbesian fantasy called “conservatism,” which has reared its ugly head at the precisely the worst moment possible in American history. In a crisis environment which literally threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, the extraordinary measures we should be taking to ramp up production of medical supplies would seem self-evident—except to that species of American blinded by a political ideology that abhors the very idea of government actually helping its people.
Trump administration won't compel corporations to produce medical supplies—because of 'conservatism'
Hobbesian Fantasy. Yep, that sums it up perfectly.
Before the Wuhan flu:
Trump is a fascist! Trump is a dictator! Trump is Hitler!
After the Wuhan flu:
Trump won't use force against private companies!
Trump won't force everyone to stay home!
Trump won't close all the beaches!
I don’t think you understand what goes into manufacturing. It’s a lot of item specific machinery, with not a lot of flexibility. You can’t just go to a jean factory and tell them to start making masks. Because their machines are designed to make jeans, not masks. The amount of money it’d take to refit a factory to make something else would be astronomical, and considering a lot of these places are shut down and not making money...where are they going to get the money to refit? And then once this is over where are they gonna get the money to revert back to what they’re making. Really the only useful factories are the ones making medical supplies and drugs. And the generic drug factories are full throttle right now. But they also need to continue to make drugs they usually do because people still need those. Best to pour money into those places to increase their production and their distribution lines. This isn’t the 40s and 50s where we had assembly lines where people were doing most of the work, not machines, and you could tell a tractor factory to start making tanks, and it wasn’t that big of a shift to re-fit. Like, are you going to tell Ford to start making ventilators? Buy up all these machines to make ventilators, move the machines you have now. Have all your mechanics work on these machines they’ve never seen in their life. And tell your factory workers to make work on something different than what they’ve been doing for the past 20 years, to something they’ve probably never seen before in their life. I don’t know what you expect. This is a silly critique, and one just designed to score political points with sound bites. Sad to see that it’s still happening amidst all this.With every passing hour of this pandemic, the shortage of medical equipment—as hospitals prepare for a massive influx of sick Americans—becomes more acute, and the need for such equipment and supplies becomes more dire. The Defense Protection Act (DPA), passed in 1950, grants a president extraordinary powers to order private industry to respond, on behalf of the nation, to an urgent public need, vital to the defense and preservation of the country.
But we really are not “all in this together.” Americans are “all in this” with a Hobbesian fantasy called “conservatism,” which has reared its ugly head at the precisely the worst moment possible in American history. In a crisis environment which literally threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, the extraordinary measures we should be taking to ramp up production of medical supplies would seem self-evident—except to that species of American blinded by a political ideology that abhors the very idea of government actually helping its people.
Trump administration won't compel corporations to produce medical supplies—because of 'conservatism'
Hobbesian Fantasy. Yep, that sums it up perfectly.
ting your pencahnt for selfishnessDo you really think hanes is planning on going into the mask industry when there are enough again?When the administration asked, they responded to the need. Geeesh. You are so tds!Working "with" and working "for" are two very different things.
We do not need the government to tell us to do the right thing
So you think the only reason they did it was because the government asked them to? Do you think that lowly of our population?
Before being forced to close, local restaurants were offering free lunches to kids once the schools closed, not because the government made them, but because it was the right thing to do
Do you think the demand for respirators will be high enough after the pandemic for gm to shuttle making parts or cars?
GM partners with medical company to make ventilators during coronavirus pandemic
General Motors is partnering with a medical device company to make ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a joint statement on GM’s website.
GM and Ventec Life Systems are collaborating so the latter can increase production of its respiratory care products in the ongoing effort to stymie the spread of coronavirus.
Also involved is StopTheSpread.org, the country’s coordinated private sector response to the pandemic.
Get in touch
We're coordinating funds and fast action across the private sector to help catalyze and support the government's national efforts. Fill out the form to get involved.
Donate Now | #StopTheSpread
I think these companies would be doing these things no matter who was sitting in the White House
And The Presidential Defense Act of 1950 is hanging over their heads if they don't.
Which by the way was passed in 1950 for a reason. That reason being you cannot depend on the private sector as the Great Depression, World War 2, and this pandemic have shown to be absolutely true.
These companies aren't doing these things out of the goodness of their hearts, or because it's the right thing to do. But because the Sword of Damocles is right there as motivating factor if they don't.
Was there even a test kit available for the corona virus at the time?
