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Originally Posted by legion
I've been in quarantine for 6 weeks. That s 2-3 times the incubation period for the virus. I'm being told not to expect to be freed until June. In March, I was told April, in April, May, then June. The excuses keep shifting. The is nothing in the federal or any state Constitution that authorizes any governor to order people into to their houses and unilaterally close selected businesses indefinitely. Yet here we are.
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Absolutely! I whole heartedly agree with you. Yet with everyone supposedly in quarantine the virus is still managing to spread. The problem as I see it is, while a lot of us are being responsible there's still a considerable proportion breaking the rules. If not, this thing would be done. I suspect THAT is who we should be criticizing if anyone.
Even so, I'm not saying this doesn't suck, but look at where we are in California with regard to infection and death rate per 1M population and where most other states are. CA is something like 30th on the list. The states below CA are sparsely populated, fly-over states, as are some of the ones above. But for a state with the population density of CA to be where it is must show that this worked. If anyone really thinks this is a waste of time, do they fancy moving to Queens or Brooklyn? I'm guessing not.
I'm sure the state and federal governments don't really like this either. Very few working or spending money means their income is drastically reduced, while their expenditure has likely gone through the roof.
Honestly, I'm not sure what the answer is, and I'm glad this isn't my problem to deal with.
To be fully transparent, this really isn't affecting me much at all which does affect my opinion. I've been working from home since before the county order. We have enough work to keep us busy for a long time. That does make a big difference and I sincerely sympathize with those with businesses who are less fortunate.
Here's to you gentlemen! Let's hope we can get back to a new normal soon.