Originally Posted by Cyio

I am going to have to disagree with you on this one or at least call it anecdotal at best. I live in a state that has been leading the pack for easing of restrictions and even the local gym I am at, is still seeing crowds around 75% less than they used to pre-covid and this is a group of people that fall right into your number range. Again, this experience is anecdotal as well, however I think it is a little negligent to just say everyone under 40 doesn't give a ****. I also dont think governors are overreacting as this was a brand new virus that we had little to no information about, no vaccine for, no antibodies existed and very little good data on its spread. If you add in that they think it has over 19 variants now, this is something people need to be more concerned about.

Remember, it is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide from a communicable disease standpoint and has already taken more American lives than the Vietnam war, by a lot.

Another way to think about is this way. The US lost about 415,000 people in WWII and that lasted for us a little over 4 years. We have hit 1/4 that number already with Covid and it really hasn't even been 1/2 a year yet. I understand war and disease are different, but I am trying to put it into a perspective that we can measure against.

Shifting gears, the WSJ has an article out about how the stock market is doing well, yet consumer sentiment is at a 10 year low. We are seeing contraction instead of expansion, we are record unemployment, personal income is the lowest since 2013 all while consumer spending plummeted at a rate not seen since 1959.

Things are not rosy and come October, its only going to get worse.