Musk would rather profit and see 10,000 dead black and latino Californians. Good riddance to him.
People driving Tesla, I'll be thinking of this when I see you behind the wheel.
edit: As for your emotional point, how many dead black and latino Californians will there be over the next 30 years due to the massive increase in poverty?
This is about valuing and protecting lives.
It really really does more harm than good. It's a mild form of racism, the same as the people who spout crime statistics
My point is much simpler. Please stop this idea that all hispanic people are poor, or were born poor
That was never said, you're arguing against a straw man. Hispanic people in the US, as a race, have the lowest median and average income of any racial group [0]. That doesn't mean that they are all poor, or that there is something inherently wrong with them, its just a statement of fact.
I never spread this idea. We both agree that not everyone who is hispanic was born poor, or is poor. Not that I want to share my identity, but I am a living example of this.
The mortality rate for working age people isn't very high so, no, I doubt the economic impact will be as great. The deaths would be mainly among older non-working relatives. Which is a horrible thing from a human perspective but if you want to argue cold numbers that's what they are.
>The Federal and State governments have the capability of protecting their workers instead of requiring them to work.
And I also wish unicorns were real. They're not. The federal government won't do anything except open a bottle of champagne for every 10000 dead democrats. The state government lacks the money to actually do anything.
I've got a tiger repelling rock to sell you, only $6 Trillion.
Seriously, why does everyone need to stay at home, rather than those that feel vulnerable decide for themselves? We could even have free clean food delivered to them, at a fraction of the cost to society. Also, as a bonus, we'd reach herd immunity much faster.
> Musk would rather profit and see 10,000 dead black and latino Californians. Good riddance to him.
He'd rather save his business. And who's going to suffer most when he pulls his factory out of California?
Mitigation tactics like shelter in place, ppe, and physical distancing are working. Tiger repelling rock would make sense if there was no data supporting this thesis. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coronavirus-cases-drop-by-...
> decide for themselves
They elect officials to represent them. That is what Alameda County is doing.
> We could even have free clean food delivered to them, at a fraction of the cost to society.
Sounds like an interesting proposal, but that is another topic altogether.
> And who's going to suffer most when he pulls his factory out of California?
I don't have any data to tell you who that would be.
It's the same as "You don't see any tigers around do you?" It's anecdotal. How do you know which of what you said is doing it, Shelter in place, ppe, physical distancing, or something else? You have no idea.
>> decide for themselves
>They elect officials to represent them. That is what Alameda County is doing.
Hey, thanks for snipping out the subject of "those that feel vulnerable" and implying I was talking about the majority of voters. And, you also know the person that ordered the stay at home order was appointed right?
>> And who's going to suffer most when he pulls his factory out of California?
> I don't have any data to tell you who that would be.
A state without private enterprise is not a good one for those "10,000 latinos and blacks" you worry so much about.