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This article is preaching to the choir at TPM.
Now that it is exceptionally well known that COVID-19 has many asymptomatic carriers, it is insane not to test to find those asymptomatic carriers. Unfortunately, the US maladministration is run by insane people who need to keep the numbers of the detected infected down in order to reduce concern over the mishandling of the pandemic and thereby improve their chances for reelection. There is no concern for the citizen here. There is only concern for the politician who seeks power at all costs. This in itself is a dereliction of duty and a corrupt abuse of power.
As I write this, Johns Hopkins claims there are 184,450 American dead due to COVID-19. Worldometers claims the number is 188,690. That’s a huge price to pay for one man’s vanity and corruption.
ETA: italics inside boldface font along with “detected” for clarity
If you don’t test em, you can’t count em. KEEP those numbers down.
Add to this the new way to count those who have died… IF they had an ingrown toenail, in addition to covid19, the covid only contributed to their death, not the sole cause, therefore not a countable death.
The idiocicy of Trump and the GOP continues to be on display for all to see, I just wish that those 40% weren’t blind.
I suspect they would see better if their eyes were plucked out.
At the very least, they might find out the hard way about health care in America.