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Should the US go to war against covid19?
« on: March 24, 2020, 03:49:25 PM »
When Pearl harbor was attacked, the USA was not ready at all

The fact that the attack happened with out heeding warnings etc the US army was woefully under equipped, their enrollment numbers were tiny.

In short time, the USA built the largest modern army.

I see a repeat of history here, now that president Trump has invoked war time act, why don't they send out contracts to build and equip pop up ICU's?

From Vin;

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded his most dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic, saying the infection rate in New York is accelerating and the state could be as close as two weeks away from a crisis that projects 40,000 people in intensive care.

Such a surge would overwhelm hospitals, which now have just 3,000 intensive care unit beds statewide.

If this country were to set up ICU capacity for 150k. Millions of lives could be saved over 18 months.

Assuming medicines work and a vaccine is found, assuming quarintine, social distances and isolation work..

We could simply just sell these units to other countries that need or compassionate loan.

This project would employ a few hundred thousand people.. the ICU growth and equipment probably will be need anyways unlike say tanks..

What are your thoughts

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Re: Should the US go to war against covid19?
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2020, 05:55:35 PM »
Businesses don't want him to force them to do anything.
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Re: Should the US go to war against covid19?
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2020, 07:21:49 PM »
Businesses don't want him to force them to do anything.

That's not how it worked in a world war II didn't government mandate certain industries produce certain things?

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Re: Should the US go to war against covid19?
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2020, 07:23:49 PM »
That's not how it worked in a world war II didn't government mandate certain industries produce certain things?
What does the Constitution say about who makes decisions about public welfare? The United States is a federalist system, meaning power is shared between a national and state governments.

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Re: Should the US go to war against covid19?
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2020, 08:00:31 PM »
That's not how it worked in a world war II didn't government mandate certain industries produce certain things?
Don't shoot the messenger.  ;)
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Re: Should the US go to war against covid19?
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2020, 11:08:17 PM »
What does the Constitution say about who makes decisions about public welfare? The United States is a federalist system, meaning power is shared between a national and state governments.

In wartime,  material was rationed. Yes companies don't have to produce stuff for the pandemic, But they wouldn't be able to manufacture other stuff..