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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Guys, Smith literally said "we can't just keep kids out of school for 6 months and think that's ok."   They will be back in the fall.[/quote]

Perhaps the reality of our situation hasn't fully sunk in. We all have to accept things which were previously unimaginable. Who knows, maybe covid will disappear this summer, never to reemerge? This is a situation no one has dealt with before. We're doing things ad hoc and there's no road map.[/quote]

That’s true, but that also means that we will have to accept certain levels of risk that we would have otherwise found unacceptable.[/quote]

You don't have the option of accepting the risk for health care workers who have to take care of you when you get sick with COVID-19.  That's why the Governor stepped in to stop you from putting others in danger.  [/quote]

Yes, society does have the option of accepting that risk.  That’s why things are starting to open gradually.  There is a recognition that we need to open parts of the economy to avoid economic ruin.  There can and likely will be a similar acknowledgement that we need to educate our children, and also that schools functioning in reasonable form are needed to get people working.

All of these things involve some risk.  But there is no risk free option.  Leaders are making the tough decisions to calibrate the various risks and trying to strike the right balance.
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I agree. There are going to be risks involved with opening, but there are other risks associated with staying shut down indefinitely. [b] I feel for healthcare and other essential workers (I have some in my family) but they also went into these fields understanding the risks involved. [/b] Get them sufficient PPE, test regularly. But we can’t stay home until a vaccine is available solely to limit their exposure.[/quote]

Real heartwarming. Wonder how much compassion you have for people your are not related to. [/quote]

If we don’t protect them now, I think there will be a lot fewer people willing to take on these jobs in the future.  Who wants to take their life in their hands every day?  We need to stay home as long as possible to lower their viral load.  Or there will be no doctors or nurses left.

But then on the flip side you have doctors who are anxious because they have been furloughed and still have massive student loan bills to pay off.  I hope their loans will be forgiven.[/quote]

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