Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

I've had a head/cold allergy thing going for a couple of days, mostly better now. No fever, no cough, so I really wasn't too concerned, though I did check my temp three times a day just to make sure I didn't develop a fever. But still...there was a thought in the back of my mind it could be something more sinister. Not gonna lie.

Probably came about because it was 87 degrees here on Friday and 50 on Saturday.

 

Bay Area counties just announced schools will be closed until (at least) May 1. Easter is coming late this year ...

 

not sure how one can argue with this, but people continue to try

 

Italy's cases are dropping after almost a month of pure awfulness and several weeks of lockdown. Wow. Big shock. And 600 people a day are still dying there.

The U.S. may pass Italy in cases today and certainly tomorrow and we're still said to be two weeks behind them. The one thing the U.S. isn't surging as much as the other places is deaths, although it is still doubling every three days. Now if deaths start to catch up, oh boy. But yeah, we've wildly overreacted to the thing that's growing like a wildfire.

 

please forward this to Dr. Travis. Thanks.


How the Pandemic Will End

 

I guess we are lucky he wasn’t successful in trying to become NY governor.

 

this is true

 

The belief among Americans that a lack of money equals a lack of moral character and nothing else might wind up killing our capitalist-based economy.

 

it's a death cult

 

Senate staff summaries of the federal relief legislation

https://sites-communications.jonesw...ads/division-a---cares-section-by-section.pdf

https://sites-communications.jonesw...s/division-b-appropriations-summary-final.pdf

In case you didn’t find it:

Subtitle B – Rebates and Other Individual Provisions
Section 2201. 2020 recovery rebates for individuals
All U.S. residents with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 ($150,000 married), who are not a dependent of another taxpayer and have a work eligible social security number, are eligible for the full $1,200 ($2,400 married) rebate. In addition, they are eligible for an additional $500 per child. This is true even for those who have no income, as well as those whose income comes entirely from non-taxable means-tested benefit programs, such as SSI benefits.
For the vast majority of Americans, no action on their part will be required in order to receive a rebate check as IRS will use a taxpayer’s 2019 tax return if filed, or in the alternative their 2018 return. This includes many low-income individuals who file a tax return in order to take advantage of the refundable Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. The rebate amount is reduced by $5 for each $100 that a taxpayer’s income exceeds the phase-out threshold. The amount is completely phased-out for single filers with incomes exceeding $99,000, $146,500 for head of household filers with one child, and $198,000 for joint filers with no children.