[AGL] hundreds on the street - no masks

[Frances Morey]

The state of Texas enjoyed a million dollars a day in alcohol taxes
collected by the bar keeps--that factoid I learned over a decade ago. No
telling what it is since then. The state's self interest is at stake more
than public health. The third spike is under way. We'll see how closely the
death rate follows.

Trump as role model Narcissist in Chief disparaged face covering turning it
into a political statement. I sure hope he doesn't win a second term. That
could cause COVID-19 to linger in the populace for the rest of my lifetime.
I have learned to be cautious, masking up in public and avoiding crowded
situations--so far so good.
Best,
Frances

On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 8:05 PM Michael Eisenstadt <
mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com> wrote:

> litigated, not ligitated
>
> On 10/24/2020 7:30 PM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> Yes, the deaths from Covid in Travis Co. and elsewhere are a very small
> number. Some have explained that as improved treatment regimens in the
> hospitals. Hospitalizations, though, are going up at a fairly steep curve
> and many midwestern states are running out of ICU beds. We need better
> statistics on the severity of infection, how many are unsymptomatic for
> example. If we take Dr. Fauci seriously, he suggested that wearing masks in
> public should be made mandatory. But AFAIK that is impossible in our system
> of government in which that sort of decision devolves on the states and
> cannot be ordered by the Federal government. Only during WW II did the
> Federal government take over overall direction of the country. That was
> possible because it reflected the will of the people. Nowadays, any
> presidential executive order mandating masks would be opposed and ligitated
> in the courts for god knows how long.
>
> Back to the facts: young people are not wearing masks in public as we saw
> today and it seems they will be infected in large numbers and will spread
> it to their families.
>
> Mike
>
> On 10/24/2020 5:07 PM, James Holland wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
>
>
>
> What would you say to the rejoinder that although the tested positivity
> rate is going up, that number by itself may well be misleading, in that
> there's no corresponding spike in deaths, even allowing for time lag? Ref:
> https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Austin-ghetto-list [mailto:austin-ghetto-list-bounces at pairlist.net
> <austin-ghetto-list-bounces at pairlist.net>] On Behalf Of Michael Eisenstadt
> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 4:41 PM
> To: austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net
> Subject: [AGL] hundreds on the street - no masks
>
>
>
> We just drove to Whole Foods along 6th street. Lo and behold, all the
>
> bars were open and the streets were full of hundered of young drinkers
>
> none of them wearing masks. We could see many outdoor tables full of
>
> revelers. Bars are allowed to retitle themselves as restaurants - that
>
> means having to buy a $5 bag of chips. That arrangement is ridiculous.
>
> Abbott cares more about bars open for business than he does for public
>
> safety.
>
>
>
> Mask wearing is not obligatory in Texas - thanks Gov. Abbott - and the
>
> rate of infections is increasing mightily, so we will never be free of
>
> the pandemic at this rate, not in my abreviated lifetime.
>
>
>
>
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