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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #25 on: February 29, 2020, 10:58:34 AM »
Free testing is his only out IMHO.  And probably reimbursing sick time or something along those lines for people who are in quarantine.
Big pharma aren't evil capitalists.  Evil capitalists are willing to put the competition out of business via better pricing, IE walmart.  Big Pharma is always out to turn a mega profit asap.  Right or wrong, I don't see big pharma punching out cheap tests unless they're forced to as a state of emergency, or receive subsidy from the .gov.



I was actually thinking more along the lines of Walmart, etc. but I don't know if parameters of safe testing would allow that in a big store the same way as a flu shot machine.
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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #26 on: February 29, 2020, 11:05:22 AM »
I was actually thinking more along the lines of Walmart, etc. but I don't know if parameters of safe testing would allow that in a big store the same way as a flu shot machine.

Walmart would be one of the last places I would want to go to during a pandemic. I'm afraid of catching something there during normal times.
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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #27 on: February 29, 2020, 11:32:41 AM »
When it becomes more widespread in the US, the media will beat on the socialist agenda drum.  Free medicare, free mandatory sick leave for all, and how much a covid-19 test costs for the uninsured.  Free *expletive deleted*it coupled with panic...today's bread and circuses.

....All of which has been going on for a long time. 

It will be up to repukeagains and the Trumpsters to promote sanity and the free  market.  I think Trump especially is pretty good at this .... but I never vouch for repukes.

This virus will burn itself out and go dormant as  the weather warms up.  Things will return to   normal .... and the "great unwashed" have short memories.

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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #28 on: March 01, 2020, 08:25:40 AM »
I see Bloomberg is spending oodles on a commercial tonight focusing on the beer virus and how Trump is screwing it up. It'll be interesting to see if e uses the word "hoax" or not.

Give it up little fella - nobody likes you.
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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #29 on: March 01, 2020, 09:03:11 AM »
Bernie may get the nomination.

How stupid are the Dems though?

Nominating a candidate that not only is more unlikeable than Trump but is also a communist is plain dumb.



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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #30 on: March 01, 2020, 10:06:35 PM »
I wonder how long till some of the Candidates pop hot for Coronavirus? Older, some are already sickly, and they are jetting around the country shaking hands with all kinds of folks.

Will they be a martyr or a Typhoid Commie?

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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #31 on: March 01, 2020, 10:51:07 PM »
^ "Typhoid Commie"  Funny.

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Which just goes to show how much full of *expletive deleted*it the Ds are with respect to their lies about the power of diversity and inclusion and all the other tripe they push to turn us into small tribes of warring victims/plebeians.

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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #32 on: March 02, 2020, 10:02:28 AM »
When it becomes more widespread in the US, the media will beat on the socialist agenda drum.  Free medicare, free mandatory sick leave for all, and how much a covid-19 test costs for the uninsured.  Free *expletive deleted*it coupled with panic...today's bread and circuses.

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Coronavirus makes the case for Medicare-for-all
Osmel Martinez Azcue wanted to do the right thing, for both his own health and the health of the nation. When the Florida resident came down with flu-like symptoms shortly after returning from a trip to China, he immediately went to a local hospital to get tested for coronavirus.

A few weeks later, according to the Miami Herald, Azcue received an invoice for more than $3,000. His insurer claims he’s responsible for $1,400 of the total. He’s expecting even more bills to arrive over the next few weeks.
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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #33 on: March 02, 2020, 10:43:44 AM »
They're not waiting

Something seems off there. $3000 just for a flu test? Maybe we need further information for that case. Interestingly, I did a quick search for "coronavirus test cost" but got nothing (might be weak google-fu).
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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #34 on: March 02, 2020, 11:13:19 AM »
Get your meth tested for free

With maybe a little catch   :rofl:

LMPD offers to 'test' meth for coronavirus contamination for free
https://www.wdrb.com/news/lmpd-offers-to-test-meth-for-coronavirus-contamination-for-free/article_133740e4-5c98-11ea-86ad-6b737e2ad887.html
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Re: Coronavirus virtue signaling...
« Reply #35 on: March 03, 2020, 04:48:44 PM »
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