Thread by @unseen1_unseen

I have news for the left. If they think people will turn against Pres. Trump over the China virus they ate too many magic mushrooms. So far Trump has handled it perfectly and the only people making it political are the Dems. If Dems were in charge, the virus would already be here

It's also not going to have a long term impact on the economy. It will most likely peter out by middle of spring/early summer. The death rate while higher than the flu will not be high enough to collapse the country.

8 out of 10 people infected will catch a cold.

2 out of 10 will have complications that forces them to seek care most in a hospital. 0.5 out of ten will require ICU care. 2 out of 100 will die. (if the death rate stays that high)

This will cause short term economic pain in some places but in others it will cause economic gains. Companies aren't going to lay off 100's of thousands of workers when they will need them in a month after virus runs it course.

By Trump closing the borders to China travel early he bought us time. Will that be enough to escape the virus? Probably not but it has lessened the time the country will face the biggest hit if the experts are right about the weather controlling the spread.

If the experts are wrong and it doesn't stop in the spring then the extra time has helped jump start the vaccine program and given us longer to find a medicine that helps lessen the virus effects. It's also given the gov time to inform the public and prepare for it.

Worst case is that the virus is not contained and runs through the population. If that happens 80% of the population will be okay. A major strain will be placed on healthcare system and around 2% will die. Then the population will have immunity from it until it mutates or dies.

If that point happens People and business will then adapt and treat the new virus like the flu or any cold.

This isn't the end times, it's a serious problem that may effect supply chains and cause short term pain but it's not the silver bullet the Dems are looking for.

Of course this is all assuming the numbers we have so far is correct. Of course the higher the death rate the bigger the impact. But a 2% death rate of a viruses that can spread through the population is big enough to cause governments to freak out because we are talking a lot

Of total deaths. The flu has infected 15 million in this country as of end of Jan and killed about 10,000. If this virus infects 15 million we are talking about 375,000 dead. So yes, the numbers given to us are enough to cause lockdowns etc. It doesn't have to be that they are

Lying to us or hiding a bigger threat. The numbers they are giving us are plenty to cause a serious concern short term. Are the Dems using this as a politics weapon? Yes. Does that mean you should ignore the warning to prepare for a period of short term pain? No.

Italy had one case reported in the south of the country and they had panic buying and empty shelves. Get a couple weeks to a month of non perishable food stocked up, get whatever prescription meds you need now before a panic might mean you cant get them. Keep your gas tank full.

Have some cash on hand, I doubt electric or water will be impacted like in a storm but it's always better to be prepared then standing on roof waiting for the helicopter. If the food is not needed you can always eat it, if the medicine not is not needed you can still take it.

By stocking ahead for a couple weeks to a month you aren't Increasing your costs you are just changing the date you would have bought these things. Of you have underlying chronic health issues you should take more care of human interactions for awhile. If you smoke you are more

...at risk from what some reports say. Basically ask yourself can you live on what you have in your home for 14-30 days. If yes. Don't worry. If no, make the needed adjustments and then don't worry. Peace of mind is a treasure in a time of stress.