Quote from: Spendulus on Today at 02:10:17 PM

Quote from: squatz1 on Today at 10:22:10 AM

Trump recently spoke to reporters and rebuked Faucis testimony, stating that he didn't agree with what Fauci had to say regarding opening the economy and that criticized his responses multiple times. I honestly don't see this as a winning strategy, people do want the economy open (everyone does!) but when you the experts in infectious diseases / medicine coming out and saying that if you are to go to fast, there is going to be unnecessary death and destruction, then I'd much rather side with the experts....

When I see those "experts" obeying their own advice to the masses and not going to hair salons and getting haircuts because those places are closed (except for them) I might pay more attention to them.

Article link? I'm guessing this is apart of a larger confirmed story.

Quote from: Gyfts on Today at 06:20:08 PM

Quote from: squatz1 on Today at 10:22:10 AM

Trump recently spoke to reporters and rebuked Faucis testimony, stating that he didn't agree with what Fauci had to say regarding opening the economy and that criticized his responses multiple times. I honestly don't see this as a winning strategy, people do want the economy open (everyone does!) but when you the experts in infectious diseases / medicine coming out and saying that if you are to go to fast, there is going to be unnecessary death and destruction, then I'd much rather side with the experts.

Slow walk the opening. Listen to science, and ensure that you're hitting the health metrics to begin opening the economy (like a place like NY has done) That's the best thing to do.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/politics/fauci-trump-coronavirus.html

People need to make a distinction between public policy makers and public health experts. As a public policy maker, they look at the experts to make informed decisions which mitigate risk in forming public policy. Dr. Fauci is an epidemiologist and MD, so of course he's going to say that there is risk in reopening the economy with increased infections and deaths. We knew this prior to his testimony.

A public policy maker needs to balance what scientists are saying and consider other factors that transcend medicine including the economy, including social issues, including education issues, ect. As a result of the economy being closed, suicide hotlines have increased their activity by nearly 900%. More kids are now reportedly missing meals, more kids are not going to the doctors to get vaccines, more parents are missing meals, and the economy will take over 10 years to recover. With schools being closed, some kids are going to experience reduced learning because their parents might not be able to teach them. The government has to consider all of these factors, not just the uptick in cases when reopening.

A doctor like Fauci has an expertise in one domain and his testimony is important. But only factoring increased transmission rates of coronavirus when considering opening the economy isn't the end all be all. There's more to it. When you reopen, you need a balanced approach with mitigation.

100% I agree with ya. I've said this time and time again. Fauci isn't an expert in economics, but is an expert in the medical field and we should take what he says about the medical field as truth. It is up to the policy makers (politicans) to balance these out -- right again -- but I do think Fauci is trying to show the public that Trump is straying too far to the side of economics, and needs to come further to the middle to seek out that balance.

+Merited man.