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Originally Posted by Titty Meat
Ya got me on the first one. I havent even left Jackson/Johnson Co in months.
Agreed but we have seen some data to suggest just 25% following can make a difference.
Yup buying time to allow hospitals in places like St Louis/KC was my argument. Also the lower numbers during the first wave the faster we can get back on track with our economy.
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Those rural economies are so insular, though.
They have nominal impact on the greater Missouri economy and shuttering them early would be
brutal in those areas, where they're truly not equipped for it.
And let's not ignore the elephant in the room which is drug abuse in rural areas. I mentioned it with Sauto previously but until you kinda occupy the space a little, you don't understand how insidious it is in smaller rural communities.
I think some of the worries that exist in more urban regions are essentially exponentially increased in rural ones. And I think the benefits of stalling are reduced a fair amount as well (as will be any adherence to the order as it stands).
I think they need a real light touch and dropping a statewide hammer when half the counties in the state haven't been impacted yet is just not the way to do it. You need to make them come to the idea, not force the idea onto them. It's the only way to get a response that matters and it's the best way to minimize negative impacts and still trying to extract some positive ones.