Bob Evan's restaurant today

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

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Replace. Not regain.

 

Here's an analogy you might be able to understand. Your house is on fire. Nobody's inside. The fire department is coming but it will be a few minutes. Do you want to run inside and try to put the fire out, possibly killing yourself in the process?

 

Or do you simply say, I'll replace my house after it burns down, and not risk your life?

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Originally posted by: Boilerman

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So, if you would have earned (and created value) for $50,000 worth of stuff, but you didn't, you would never regain that $50,000.  Nor would you have created $50,000 of worth for others.

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Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

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Replace. Not regain.

 

Here's an analogy you might be able to understand. Your house is on fire. Nobody's inside. The fire department is coming but it will be a few minutes. Do you want to run inside and try to put the fire out, possibly killing yourself in the process?

 

Or do you simply say, I'll replace my house after it burns down, and not risk your life?

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Originally posted by: Boilerman

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Who pays for the damages?  Is there no lose of wealth?

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Originally posted by: MisterPicture

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The restaurant is doing little business because people are CHOOSING not to eat there. You know, the wisdom of the markets.

 

So what Boilerman is really complaining about is......capitalism!

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Originally posted by: tom

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"Economic damage can be repaired. Deaths cannot."

 

Interesting when it comes to the virus kevin can't tolerate 1 death, but does not utter a word about the several hundred shootings in the last week & the 6 children that were murdered.

 

The 31m unemployed along with the millions underemployed who are in dange of losing their homes & cars would disagree with the above statement.

"Economic damage can be repaired. Deaths cannot."

 

Interesting when it comes to the virus kevin can't tolerate 1 death, but does not utter a word about the several hundred shootings in the last week & the 6 children that were murdered.

 

The 31m unemployed along with the millions underemployed who are in dange of losing their homes & cars would disagree with the above statement.

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Originally posted by: Boilerman

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I'm not complaining about capitalism, but I understand you position.  I have argued from March 1, however, that we should be encourage all able bodied americans to be come infected and to end this thing quickly.  Spending years in an economic contraction is conterproductive and will kill far more than the virus ever will.

 

I appreciate your sensible comments.

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Originally posted by: Boilerman

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Kevin doesn't realize that when a house burns, there is a loss of wealth. 

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