[JustAnotherFan]

As the USA cleared the 40,000 new case mark for the first time ever, 3 months into the pandemic, the White House is basically ignoring the virus now, pretending it doesn't exist. The POTUS is even claiming there will be fewer infections with fewer tests, when in fact there will be more infections with fewer tests because if you test, you at least know where the virus is and can TRY to mitigate it.

At the same time, the DOJ is arguing to the SCOTUS that the ACA should be overturned, so any American can be denied medical coverage for pre-existing conditions. We have 2.5 Million confirmed Covid-19 cases. The CDC director said he thinks there are 10x that many who have been infected. Let's take his word for it, and assume 25 Million Americans have been infected by Covid-19.

So we have the People's Justice Department arguing that the American people should have no right to have health insurance if they are known to have had Covid-19.  Given we have evidence that shows long-term damage can be caused by it, even in people who never presented symptoms, this doesn't seem ideal. Almost 10% of the population could be ineligible for health insurance coverage.

The Federal Government is doing all it can to "open the economy" and putting literally millions of people at risk for infection, while arguing in court that if they get infected, they should have no ability to have health insurance.  

Just let this sink in.

Purely political factual post. I am not asking it be taken down. I’m against that.  Just pointing out the obvious.

FIFY

NOTHING in my post was a political statement.  It is all facts. The only part that was opinion is the "this doesn't seem ideal" comment I put in.

Your post most certainly is political because the conditions around the pandemic are absolutely political and we should put to bed this absurd notion that we can talk about Covid-19 in a non-political way. The American debacle with regard to Covid-19 cannot be explained away without addressing the realities of the abject failures and corruption of Federal and state govenrments. .

Politics maybe should stay out of discussions of football and softball, but not Covid-19. There are so many people in power who are willing to see Americans die so that they can hold onto power. That's just reality. Speak it loudly.

[JustAnotherFan]

As the USA cleared the 40,000 new case mark for the first time ever, 3 months into the pandemic, the White House is basically ignoring the virus now, pretending it doesn't exist. The POTUS is even claiming there will be fewer infections with fewer tests, when in fact there will be more infections with fewer tests because if you test, you at least know where the virus is and can TRY to mitigate it.

At the same time, the DOJ is arguing to the SCOTUS that the ACA should be overturned, so any American can be denied medical coverage for pre-existing conditions. We have 2.5 Million confirmed Covid-19 cases. The CDC director said he thinks there are 10x that many who have been infected. Let's take his word for it, and assume 25 Million Americans have been infected by Covid-19.

So we have the People's Justice Department arguing that the American people should have no right to have health insurance if they are known to have had Covid-19.  Given we have evidence that shows long-term damage can be caused by it, even in people who never presented symptoms, this doesn't seem ideal. Almost 10% of the population could be ineligible for health insurance coverage.

The Federal Government is doing all it can to "open the economy" and putting literally millions of people at risk for infection, while arguing in court that if they get infected, they should have no ability to have health insurance.  

Just let this sink in.

Purely political factual post. I am not asking it be taken down. I’m against that.  Just pointing out the obvious.

FIFY

NOTHING in my post was a political statement.  It is all facts. The only part that was opinion is the "this doesn't seem ideal" comment I put in.

Your post most certainly is political because the conditions around the pandemic are absolutely political and we should put to bed this absurd notion that we can talk about Covid-19 in a non-political way. The American debacle with regard to Covid-19 cannot be explained away without addressing the realities of the abject failures and corruption of Federal and state govenrments. .

Politics maybe should stay out of discussions of football and softball, but not Covid-19. There are so many people in power who are willing to see Americans die so that they can hold onto power. That's just reality. Speak it loudly.