I predict on the other side of this scourge.

[gibraltar72]

A new real populist movement will take place. I don't think people will allow society to just rebuild what was. People who were secure in their employ have suddenly realized what I've known like forever. Most of the working class and the less fortunate are in the same leaky boat. I don't think politicians are going to continue to sell the people the same pipe dreams they have in the past.

[Texaswitchy]

1. Yep.

To bad it takes the death of so many people.

[samnsara]

2. I think people will just look at preparedness more seriously..

[gibraltar72]

5. I think Billionaires need to worry.

[2naSalit]

8. They aren't...

they have employed erik prince and friends to arm up and position themselves around their trophy estates in places like my county out here in the wild country. They've been moving in since last week.

[lagomorph777]

3. We will see many changes.

Yes, I think the scales will fall from the eyes of some of the less-crazy folks at the edge of the Trump Party; that will doom the party's hopes in 2020.

We will also see many employees and employers become much more enthusiastic about remote-working.

Having seen a moment of green, more will be motivated to reduce pollution and global warming.

Doomsday preppers will dig their zombie forts deeper underground. Hopefully they will stay in there forever.

[brewens]

4. When people that lost everything realize who got rich, the shit will hit the fan and stay hit!

To me, all the money is just bits of data that don't really mean what people think it means.

We should have a system that when something like this happens, no one loses or gains anything. Shut all finance down except access to personal banking accounts. No one gets paid, but we do what it takes to feed everyone and keep the critical services going. The markets go nowhere while we're shut down, I don't pay rent, my landlord doesn't pay his bills and so on.

So people that are raking in the bucks at the top are cut off, but so what? Wouldn't that leave everything in place and make it easier to fire back up?

[gopiscrap]

7. Totally agree

[appalachiablue]

6. People have to be informed and educated about the truth

of what's happening in the country and how vital systems are operating. No lies, spin or misinformation, instead offer media choices that are accurate and accessible.

[DEbluedude]

9. That's the ticket.

Education. Critical thinking skills. Lessons in civics. History will show that the last 40 years, at a minimum, has been the exact opposite of the Age of Enlightenment.

[pnwest]

10. Hopefully enough people will now see the

folly of having health insurance tied to employment that real change to our healthcare can be made.

[Baked Potato]

11. Our values will change.

People will value Medical folks, Teachers, those in uniform like Firefighters, Cops and Military. All the behind the scenes people, too like sanitation workers, water works, utilities, phone company, internet. Postal and delivery services. Park workers. Many more will rise to the top that I’ve missed, I’m sure.

Trump and Republicans have failed America at every turn. They’re fiendish approach to every situation won’t be forgotten.