RainCaster
RainCaster's JournalWestern WA weather
I'm west and north of Seattle--we are getting a great bit of lightning and thunder right now. Kinda fun, but about 8 hours after they said it would happen.
Trump on ABC News
My family and I are watching this shit show.
Liar!
Liar!
Is our response to this self-serving asslick.
The ladies in my wife's Bible study...
We're mostly Republican at the beginning of DFT's rein. Right now, there is only one who is still a Repug, and she's a multiple single issue voter (babies and guns).
All the rest have sworn off the GOP. I can see a brighter future ahead. If we can make it to the election.
U.S. insurers want taxpayers to back pandemic coverage for businesses
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - The U.S. insurance industry is promoting the idea of an insurance plan backed by the federal government that would help businesses that in the future suffer losses from a pandemic, people familiar with the effort told Reuters.
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Insurers want the pandemic policies to be backed by the U.S. government, similar the government-supported commercial terrorism products after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Chubb Ltd Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg called for that kind of public-private partnership on April 22. John Doyle, chief executive of insurance broker Marsh LLC, a Marsh & McLennan Companies unit, also offered assistance in crafting such an idea in a March 30 letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow.
Two non-insurance trade groups also sent pleas for such a policy to U.S. lawmakers and officials on April 20: RIMS, which represents risk managers at major businesses and the National Retail Federation, which partnered with 16 other business groups.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-pandemic/u-s-insurers-want-taxpayers-to-back-pandemic-coverage-for-businesses-idUSKCN22B1J8
Am I the only one who sees this as another shameless bailout request? The insurance industry doesn't want to look too closely at their customers and their behavior. It would be aweful if they are held liable for the results of businesses opening up too soon.
WHO warns coronavirus to 'be with us for long time'
Source: Al Jazeera
This is a long thread, and it covers many areas. I will not attempt to cover it all.
Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/warns-hunger-coronavirus-cases-top-25m-live-updates-200421233559829.html
Read the links and follow them deep- they will show you how true health care staff are fighting this epidemic. No BS, no Trumpism, just facta. (at least when I posted this)
It's time to open up the country again
We have all seen the protesters on the evening news - those poor Trumpanzees want to get back out in the world again. The photos look like something from a bad zombie movie, but it's real. Their misspelled signs tell the story of their raw emotions coupled with their critical thinking skills.
So let's do it. Imagine if the following events were to suddenly open up around the country.
* Trump rallies
* Bowling Alleys
* Gun shows & ranges
* Tattoo parlors
* Casinos
* Stock car races
* Pro wrestling events
Would our world be a better place by fall?
Goodbye DU
After many years of posting here and enjoying the witty and inciteful posts of the long timers, it's time for me to go.
The trolls have taken over here and so, like Facebook, my time here has ended.
As Tigger said, TTFN.
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