6 Dem Governors

[Jolly]

Form alliance to reopen their economies...

[Axtremus]

Good, the first six states are all in the East Coast: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island.

Three West Coast states have also announced similar efforts: California, Oregon and Washington

They don’t throw our arbitrary date, they express caution, they all want to be careful to do it right. That’s how it should be done.

[Aqua Letifer]

I'm not nearly as concerned about a proclamation to "open back up" because that could mean damn near anything. I'm worried about implementation. As an example, for me personally, I might have to forfeit my job because I'm in a higher risk group and my employer might be inflexible regarding physical presence in the office.

I really don't see what in God's name putting people unnecessarily at risk of dying vs. adding to layoffs accomplishes. It should be beyond obvious that remote work should still be prioritized as much as organizations are capable of making that decision.

[Mik]

You would think tat to be obvious, wouldn't you?

[Aqua Letifer]

Absolutely, but I know it's not. At all. A shitload of employees, managers, and business owners either think this is a silly liberal conspiracy, or they're so ignorant that they actually think they can control normalcy.

No matter how they do this, many people are going to get sick and die from completely avoidable stupidity. I really hope we try to mitigate that.

[Copper]

@Mik said in 6 Dem Governors:

You would think tat to be obvious, wouldn't you?

It depends whether you are buying or selling.

[Jolly]

@Aqua-Letifer said in 6 Dem Governors:

Absolutely, but I know it's not. At all. A shitload of employees, managers, and business owners either think this is a silly liberal conspiracy, or they're so ignorant that they actually think they can control normalcy.

No matter how they do this, many people are going to get sick and die from completely avoidable stupidity. I really hope we try to mitigate that.

That's why I thought it interesting the first bunch that are making plans are all Dems, all NE.

[jon-nyc]

Makes sense, Cuomo has already been saying he going to be coordinating with CT and NJ.

[Jolly]

But I thought the Bad Orange Man was going to kill everyone, by just talking about opening up the economy...

[jon-nyc]

You can still think that if you want, this shouldn't change anything for you.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in 6 Dem Governors:

You can still think that if you want, this shouldn't change anything for you.

But it should for you.

[jon-nyc]

My thinking hasn't changed on this.

[jon-nyc]

Never have I said I don't want things open. Of course we need things open. I just want a decent test, isolate, & trace capability in place before we open.

[Jolly]

I don't think you're going to have that. The looming question is what are you going to have?

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in 6 Dem Governors:

@Aqua-Letifer said in 6 Dem Governors:

Absolutely, but I know it's not. At all. A shitload of employees, managers, and business owners either think this is a silly liberal conspiracy, or they're so ignorant that they actually think they can control normalcy.

No matter how they do this, many people are going to get sick and die from completely avoidable stupidity. I really hope we try to mitigate that.

That's why I thought it interesting the first bunch that are making plans are all Dems, all NE.

Because we're talking about decisions that will greatly inform the extent of the next months' body count I honestly don't give a fuck. I'm concerned either way.