Yes, I will say this new information certainly puts things into a different perspective for me. But I do think we need to find a way to keep the economy open AND keep people safe. I think wearing masks and being socially distant should be mandatory everywhere in the US. The people who refuse to wear a mask just seem crazy to me.

It seems that Joseph may have been right that more people could die from hunger induced by the pandemic, than from the pandemic itself:

edition.cnn.com/.../index.html

Why are you talking about a 2nd wave when the first wave never ended?

If this proves true, I owe @[DRM](user:130312) an apology.

Yes, and the answer is Trump - he likes to pretend Covid-19 isn't a danger and we can will it away by ignoring it. But not every state is as bad as Texas. I heard on the news this morning that Illinois has mandatory face mask wearing and as a result, they have been able to open up again without an increase in infections.

What a lot of people forget is that a large number of people who are infected, but don't die, never fully recover. Some stay sick for months, or have permanent damage. A recent report out of Israel said that 40% of those hospitalized and discharged had permanent damage to the right side of their hearts.

I think a 50% retracement in July is unlikely.

#Bitcoin is the go to currency for criminals for a reason.

Exactly. It's untraceable with no paper trail. I recently read about an entire town's computer system was hacked - no 911, etc. They were forced to may over $600,000 in ransom money and they perpetrators got away as a result.

I am not a fan of #cryptocurrency for precisely this reason. It enables criminals and. Additionally it can be hacked (anyone who says it can't is kidding themselves) and then you have no FDIC insurance, or any other recourse as it can not be tracked.

I am fine with digital currently which is regulated and protected, but I've never heard valid arguments by honest people on why we specifically need a cryptocurrency.