I think this is my last post on this thread. My genuine conclusion is that the current Covid-19 terrible situation is the practical application of a pandemic simulation in order to ascertain the accuracy of the simulation algorithms and its assumptions:
capacity of response, population reaction, etc. Similar will be the NATO military ground tests that are quick to follow (Btw, many thanks for the translated article). If I remember correctly, this trend started with several stress tests in the banking and financial sectors, and I firmly believe that because of the perceived success, it has been extrapolated to the social migration stress test and now to a pandemic stress test. I will not be surprised if the stress tests to follow would be in energy, natural resources and climate that form the anchor variables for Carbon emission and tax assumptions.
I'm quoting Ina's Post again because I'm seeing - something more in it - actually "words of Wisdom"! Kind of - looking "outside the box" at the whole Coronavirus situation and viewing it from a wider perspective. If you follow the current media saturation of the toll this Coronavirus is taking on humanity, in general, the virus itself, the hospitalizations, the lockdowns and quarantines, the closings of Borders, the stoppages of local and International transportation (bus, train, sea and air), limits placed on gatherings and delayed or cancelled activities in sports, parades and outdoor recreation, accumulating into mandated or self imposed 14 day quarantine's, etc.) it does present an overview of a "
practical application of a pandemic simulation" via "simulation algorithms".
Let's go onto this statement: "
this trend started with several stress tests in the banking and financial sectors" ...
I'm assuming that is in reference to
the crash of 2007 and The Great Recession?
The Big Bank Bailout
The Big Bank Bailout
Jul 14, 2015 - Most people think that the big bank bailout was the $700 billion that the treasury department used to save the banks during the financial crash in September of 2008. But this is a long way from the truth because the bailout is still ongoing. The Special Inspector General for TARP summary of the bailout says that the total commitment of government is $16.8 trillion dollars with the $4.6 trillion already paid out. Yes, it was trillions not billions and the banks are now larger and still too big to fail. But it isn’t just the government bailout money that tells the story of the bailout. This is a story about lies, cheating, and a multi-faceted corruption which was often criminal.
The Forbes article goes on to explain in detail "how all this came about" AND that we, the taxpayer are still bailing the Banks out! The article ends with this statement:
Wall Street’s gambling created a giant hole in our economy. In just a few months 8 million people lost their jobs and it created the greatest recession since the Great Depression.
I have some understanding of that recession because I lived through it and witnessed factory jobs, businesses and small Mom and Pop operations fall to the way side. The Banks used the bailout to shore up their own assets, bought into large corporations or acquired them and padded their retirement funds.
On the flip side, wages were frozen, employee benefit packages turned into reduced amenities. The cost of goods, supplies and food increased, along with utilities. Yet, paychecks remained the same and families began to live "check to check" even with both parent's working. Even today, we are still living through that recession. The Banks were saved - at the expense of those citizen's and taxpayers who feed into the system. To top it off, large Corporations pulled up stakes and went overseas, creating job shortages in skilled professions.
Now onto "
it has been extrapolated to the social migration stress test".
Given the economic condition of the United States and lowering the living standards of most American's, our Mexican and Canadian Borders were left wide open to droves of migration into the Country and the creation of Sanctuary Cities.
Sanctuary city refers to municipal jurisdictions, typically in North America, that limit their cooperation with the national government's effort to enforce immigration law. Leaders of sanctuary cities say they want to reduce fear of deportation and possible family break-up among people who are in the country illegally, so that such people will be more willing to report crimes, use health and social services, and enroll their children in school. In the United States, municipal policies include prohibiting police or city employees from questioning people about their immigration status and refusing requests by national immigration authorities to detain people beyond their release date, if they were jailed for breaking local law. Such policies can be set expressly in law or observed in practice, but the designation "sanctuary city" does not have a precise legal definition. The Federation for American Immigration Reform estimated in 2018 that 564 U.S. jurisdictions, including states and municipalities, had adopted sanctuary policies.
List of sanctuary cities, counties, and states
Sanctuary city - Conservapedia
Outside of the U.S., the Middle East migration out of war zones is the most tragic! What's happening there is a sin against humanity, itself. The suffering and conditions are extreme! Why was it allowed to happen? What and who is behind it? Who does it benefit?
Which then brings us up to "
and now to a pandemic stress test" and total chaos worldwide - in real time! Are we looking at another
"Bail-out" ... to shore up financial markets and economies? Are local and State Governments going broke? Infrastructure and
municipal utilities suffering?
Factbox: The economic remedies for the coronavirus
Policymakers and government leaders have taken a range of measures to shore up financial markets and economies in the face of a coronavirus pandemic. Here is a list of how some of the world's biggest economies and economic blocs have reacted.
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the stress tests to follow would be in energy, natural resources and climate that form the anchor variables for Carbon emission and tax assumptions."
Ship industry proposes $5 billion research fund to help cut emissions
Anger erupts at U.N. climate summit as major economies resist bold action
Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a U.N. summit in Madrid limped toward a delayed conclusion on Saturday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to stop rising temperatures devastating people and the natural world.
Prince Charles tells financiers: invest your trillions to save the planet
LONDON October 25, 2019 - Britain’s Prince Charles has urged financiers to invest their trillions to help save the planet by investing in projects that protect the environment. Speaking to the Evening Standard newspaper, the heir to the British throne said that sustainable but
profitable investment was key to combating climate change and preserving biodiversity.
I think, the only biodiversity Prince Charles is trying to protect is the quasi-elite and the top one percent? Who else has accumulated "trillions" to invest? Their investments are mainly geared towards the Corporate World to keep themselves in power. Who is investing in Government's to keep them financially stable? It's the tax base paid by the working class but those taxes have been subverted to keep Washington and it's various branches operational ... so they can serve the people. Unfortunately, when it comes to the people, it's called a deficit.
What was
Greta Thunberg and Climate Change all about? Now that the protests have fizzled out, has Greta been reduced - to wax?
I suspect, the real Climate Change has to do with each Countries "economies"? Their Governments are floating on air. The Convid-19 is being blown out of proportion to close Border's and restrict movement within the Country, shutting down schools, universities, malls, restaurants/bars and entertainment venues because
Governments are going bankrupt and they are blaming it on Coronavirus?
Most Countries, including the U.S. have called "State of Emergency" which gives governments extra powers to control the population.
Why do you need to lock down a whole Country? And why is it going "Global"?
Is this report for real?
UK to order four-month isolation for elderly: ITV
March 14, 2020 -
People in Britain aged over 70 will be instructed soon by the government to stay in strict isolation for four months as part of a planned response to coronavirus, broadcaster ITV’s political editor said.
Robert Peston said
the government was likely to enforce a “wartime-style” mobilization effort in the next five to 20 days.
Other measures being planned included the forced requisitioning of hotels and other buildings as temporary hospitals and the requisitioning of private hospitals, he said.
World closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread
March 14, 2020 -
Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings in efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
Now the major airline's are asking the Government to bail them out? The first thing that come to mind about airline's in Boeing and
Boeing is heavily connected to the Military Industrial Complex. They get Million dollar Contracts.
Global airlines call for government aid and United warns of cuts to U.S. routes
Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak, while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically.
Airlines seek cost cuts and aid to survive coronavirus
British Airways warned of job losses and Norwegian Air said it had "weeks not months" to avert collapse, as
airlines look for cost cuts and government help in the face of a crippling travel slump brought on by the coronavirus.
My thoughts are that Governments are going bankrupt, due to their budgets being over extended and feeding War activities in the Middle East? Afghanistan for 18-19 years, war in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Iraq and with the U.S. feeding over 800 Military bases. The Coronavirus is being used as a cover?
