nmbarta
Well-Known Member
I got no dog in this fight.
As mentioned above, money changes people. When the answer to a question, changes the money for the one answering the question, I can't help but to call into question two things: The question asked, and the answer given.
I'll admit that I can go down some rabbit holes on the net, but when even the so called "fact check" site states that hospitals get paid more for covid. 20% more than traditional medicare rate, and.........reimburse the hospital for treating uninsured patients with covid-19 at.....20% more than traditional medicare rates. Am I a radical conspiracy theorist to think that maybe...not saying they do....but maybe, a few hospitals decided to take a few million bucks for changing some lines on some paper work that probably can't be proven to be false reporting?
I'm just asking questions, if we get to the point that we can't ask questions, we won't need to worry about covid-19 anymore, we'll have much bigger problems than a virus can give us.
I'm curios on what your thoughts are on the increase in depression, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, addiction, suicide, domestic abuse, and other problems caused by the shut downs? The economic impact on these things that will last for years if not decades?
Again, sometimes asking questions leads people to believe that you asked the question because you have an answer and intend to use that in the argument. Let me assure you, I'm not trying to argue or prove a point. I have my inclinations, but they are not beliefs that I hold dear.
How immediate does human life matter? The suicides caused by these shutdowns will statistically result in more suicides in the future, which will continue....indefinitely. Is it possible that we would have been better off to just keep going and let this virus that has well under a 1% death rate run it's course?
Might as well ask the age old question.... A trolley is headed down it's track (I know you know this one!) it's going to hit five people if you do nothing, you can hit the switch and move the trolley onto another track, but you see one individual on that track that is sure to perish if you hit the switch. Do you do nothing? It's not your fault if the five die. Do you hit the switch? It is your fault that the one dies.
All interesting stuff to ponder.
As mentioned above, money changes people. When the answer to a question, changes the money for the one answering the question, I can't help but to call into question two things: The question asked, and the answer given.
I'll admit that I can go down some rabbit holes on the net, but when even the so called "fact check" site states that hospitals get paid more for covid. 20% more than traditional medicare rate, and.........reimburse the hospital for treating uninsured patients with covid-19 at.....20% more than traditional medicare rates. Am I a radical conspiracy theorist to think that maybe...not saying they do....but maybe, a few hospitals decided to take a few million bucks for changing some lines on some paper work that probably can't be proven to be false reporting?
I'm just asking questions, if we get to the point that we can't ask questions, we won't need to worry about covid-19 anymore, we'll have much bigger problems than a virus can give us.
I'm curios on what your thoughts are on the increase in depression, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, addiction, suicide, domestic abuse, and other problems caused by the shut downs? The economic impact on these things that will last for years if not decades?
Again, sometimes asking questions leads people to believe that you asked the question because you have an answer and intend to use that in the argument. Let me assure you, I'm not trying to argue or prove a point. I have my inclinations, but they are not beliefs that I hold dear.
How immediate does human life matter? The suicides caused by these shutdowns will statistically result in more suicides in the future, which will continue....indefinitely. Is it possible that we would have been better off to just keep going and let this virus that has well under a 1% death rate run it's course?
Might as well ask the age old question.... A trolley is headed down it's track (I know you know this one!) it's going to hit five people if you do nothing, you can hit the switch and move the trolley onto another track, but you see one individual on that track that is sure to perish if you hit the switch. Do you do nothing? It's not your fault if the five die. Do you hit the switch? It is your fault that the one dies.
All interesting stuff to ponder.