Replies to post #596997 on Fannie Mae-No Politics (FNMA)

[Potty]

Looks like a vaccine is coming in the next year, so hopefully that would help -- though if it mutates then you need another vaccine in many cases

I agree that the Fed and Trump throwing stimulus at the problem makes no sense and makes the underlying problem of cheap money in USA even worse

Europe is a very different matter. The Europeans never took the pain of recapping their banks, so a lot are still weak - especially in Italy. Looks like the Italian banks are being put over the edge by the virus crisis -- but lots of other European banks lent to Italy. So you have the same dominoe effect in Europe, hence the recent actions to give Italy a pre-emptory bailout... A real mess.

[Donotunderstand]

vaccines

and if the death rate and spread rate are high enough in us Medicare age - it might be a mandatory vaccine - (opt out might increase your co pay or deductible on Part B or cause tax obligation - whatever is constitutional)

[bcde]

"https://www.livescience.com/why-italy-coronavirus-deaths-so-high.html";

A good article to read on why percentage of fatalities in COVID-19 seem to be on the higher side compared common flu.

Most of the time only patients with serious COVID-19 infections are tested. People with mild and or no symptoms go untested or do not care to go to Doctor. So the reported percentage of fatalities seem to be based on population that is already in serious condition.

Italy has the oldest population in Europe, many of Italy's deaths have been among people in their 80s, and 90s, a population known to be more susceptible to severe complications from COVID-19.

Gov needs to provide better analysis about this.