The economy is being harmed by the Coronavirus hysteria created by the mainstream media. The virus itself will not harm our economy that much as long as we don't over-react. Most of the damage being done by the Coronavirus is being done by people talking about it and over-reacting. Contrast this with how well the world handled the flu pandemic of 1918. The stock market in the USA actually only dropped about 5% that year.
To put things into perspective, the 1918 flu killed about 50,000,000 people out of 1.6 billion. Today, that would be proportional to a virus killing about 215 million people worldwide. That sounds like it would be devastating, except if there was no global market crash in 1918, there is certainly no reason for us to panic and create one today.
We need to stop panicking, stoically let the virus run its course and keep working or we might suffer an economic depression.
We had some people fighting for the toilet paper at my local grocery store. Another person overpaid for about 80 rolls. Also, place was packed with people, some products completely out of stock.
I think we've had 1 person total die from this. Everyone is anticipating the national quarantine. It's oversold, over promoted by MSM (especially in the U.S who want to hurt Trump and keep any focus away from Biden) and people become irrational.
Oversold?
Coronavirus 10 times more lethal than seasonal flu, top health official says
Maybe they will cancel all the presidential debates now. Have people vote from their homes.
What do debates have to do with anything?
If you are sold on this, what do you suggest?
You have a very important election in a few months. Not just for America, but for Western Civilization that determines if the West will stand up to China, or capitulate further as we did the Germans in 1939. This has to be on the minds and lips of all citizens, especially in the U.S, no?
I'm not big on conspiracies, but the timing of this from China is uncanny. I'm more angry at the lack of leadership in the world that asks, "why in the F do these serious viruses (like SARS, that killed dozens in Canada in 2003), keep coming out of your centrally controlled communist shytehole"?
Take it seriously, yes, but let's not presume the inevitable loss of civilization. An antidote will be found, tried and tested at record speed I'm sure. If you are elderly with underlying issues, yes, be extra cautious. I can't live in fear, and I will look for facts. I will also look for explanations, we are becoming dangerously un-curious.