TPS

Really?

Trump Lover Syndrome

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Then there is the deity himself, I only care about the numbers....higher numbers not good... My god, you TLS people will one day wonder what the hell you were given ....

It seems you guys are trying to create a panic about this...? At almost the 3 minute mark, idiocracy. Trump is right, he could shoot someone and not lose his supporters. It's a ***** religion.... https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/03/06/reality-check-trump-coronavirus-confusion-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/

The number of cases is low because we’ve tested so few, but as testing ramps up over the next few weeks the numbers will reflect the reality of the situation. As it accelerates, and more people get hospitalized, we’ll discover that we lack facilities and supplies. We’ll then see another $X billion thrown at it. They are being reactive not proactive.

You guys are very sensitive and defensive about trump. I've been saying he has minimized its impact on people because he is more concerned about the stock market and economy. While he closed borders with China, this administration was not aggressive about testing and isolation. They acted like that one action (closing borders) had it under control. As for my statement about the economy, it's related to the fact that the virus will impact the economy going forward and the good jobs report was last month--stock investors are forward-looking.

Yes, let me know how the market takes in what happened last month....

Back to the economy, Dow futures down another 3%. The crazier thing from my perspective is the 10-year T-Bond is now 0.72%. Glad I went 20% into bonds earlier this year...

Don't conflate my statements with your bias. Closing the "border" with China was right--you won't find any criticism from me. What I've been arguing is they should've also been preparing for it's inevitable appearance here. It's clear to me that Trump was more concerned about rattling markets and any impact on the economy, so they delayed and maybe even suppressed testing (yes, my conspiratorial mind). They could've gotten ahead of the curve on this, but didn't. I following what medical professionals are saying. You keep believing your right wing media that it's a hoax. It's amazing how gullible investors can be....

Really, no lack of response? Why are there so few tests? Oh, yeah, it's Obama's fault according to trump. You folks with TLS fail to criticize him and will defend him no matter what. You're no different than people who supported Obama no matter what... He did not take this seriously enough because he is more concerned about the stock market and economy. My prediction: this will be the reason he doesn't get re-elected. But to those with TLS, it's all a hoax and spreading panic.... Sorry, I can't help you find friends. Read the next sentence.

And this is how the right defends his piss-poor attempt to manage this crisis. I wish a dem was in the WH, then you guys wouldn't be blinded by how ignorant this guy is on the issue, and more important, you'd realize that he cares more about the market than protecting people. The number of cases has increased by 35% so far today, and as we test more, these numbers will accelerate. As the data show, if you're young, it's no big deal, but this thing will wipe out a big part of the older population. As a scientist friend said to me today, what will distinguish this from other viruses is that everyone will know someone who dies from it. As for Trump, his casual attitude is a big problem. He's trying to protect his stock market and economy. By saying it's no big deal to go to work with this, he's become part of the problem. Yes, I understand that he's saying people have it and will go to work and eventually get better. However, what he should be saying is exactly the opposite. Stay home, because you will infect more and more people, which will put more and more of the most vulnerable population at risk. For christ sakes, China quarantined an entire city to slow it down. This will be his downfall--he will not win a second term because of his (lack of) response to this. He can blame the dems, blame Obama; but Trump owns this now.

Related to this topic, I figured he was vacationing in Dwight Drane's bunker ....

Pelosi and Schumer suck as leaders. That said, the president should be the one who leads on this, but he acts more concerned about the impact it has on the stock market and economy... "It's not easy to lead," and it's tough to win in the NFL...

We haven't even started massively testing yet, so as soon as that happens, the number of cases will rise significantly. The market will not be able to stand the weight of that, no matter what the Fed does. We will most certainly see a much bigger fiscal response in the near future. But, yeah, listen to Trump and go to work even if your sick....

Much like bankers. I've often thought about posting the weekly cases of fraud and abuse in finance.....but I don't have that much time...

This is a good site for stats on the virus, including death rate by age here: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/ Also, as I've been saying, this is an opportunity for Trump to lead, but he appears to be squandering based on his comments with Hannity last night. The worst thing for him is to lose trust on this....

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https://www.wivb.com/news/amherst-high-school-students-on-voluntary-quarantine-after-italy-trip/ This is what we’ve been dealing with the past 24 hours...hopefully all those kids are good through Sunday.

Yes, thank goodness. We were on a bit of a scare as well as our kids' school had a group on an exchange in Italy--several schools in the area did. Those kids are currently on home quarantine, but unfortunately they did not do that until a week after they got home....

Good take. I expect we'll see a highly volatile market until there's some clarity. And to reiterate, if this admin fails to be transparent, the response (market) will be worse. Futures indicating a big positive swing today...

Wish that was the least of my worries. Things about to hit close to home in the next 24 hours here inBuffalo...

Do people with the flu get quarantined? Do governments shut down social events or quarantine entire cities because of the flu? What do you think would happen if we treated this as casually as we do the flu?

It's never smart to make a conclusion based on one day's movement.

As I said, they will also need to provide funding to states affected the most.