California has about 13% of the population of the USA. It has about 3% of the deaths from the corona virus. Although it was thought early on that California was going to be a hot spot, that never came to pass. The navy sent a hospital ship to Los Angeles, but it wasn't actually used. Fortunately, it just never got that bad in CA. Despite that, California has some of the strictest shutdown rules in the country. It's bizarre. Here are some examples:
1. Even though it is over three months until the start of the fall semester, the California state university system has already announced that it will only hold "remote" classes next fall. That's right. Students who will pay tens of thousands of dollars to get a college education will get tele-courses instead. Have you ever done a chemistry lab over a TV? Ever had a music class or a foreign language class on zoom? Why is this state already closing its schools for the fall.
2. Just today, the governor of CA announced that small retail stores will be able to reopen so long as they follow certain guidelines regarding the maximum number of customers in the store, the wearing of masks and social distancing. That makes sense, but consider this. The rules the governor is putting in place NOW for smaller stores are exactly the ones that have been in place all through the pandemic for Walmart and Target. Why did Walmart and Target get to stay open under these rules while small businesses were ordered closed? As far as is known today, there is no reason to believe that the corona virus avoids Walmart or Target. Can anyone explain why the governor of CA favored the big stores over their competition?
1. Even though it is over three months until the start of the fall semester, the California state university system has already announced that it will only hold "remote" classes next fall. That's right. Students who will pay tens of thousands of dollars to get a college education will get tele-courses instead. Have you ever done a chemistry lab over a TV? Ever had a music class or a foreign language class on zoom? Why is this state already closing its schools for the fall.
2. Just today, the governor of CA announced that small retail stores will be able to reopen so long as they follow certain guidelines regarding the maximum number of customers in the store, the wearing of masks and social distancing. That makes sense, but consider this. The rules the governor is putting in place NOW for smaller stores are exactly the ones that have been in place all through the pandemic for Walmart and Target. Why did Walmart and Target get to stay open under these rules while small businesses were ordered closed? As far as is known today, there is no reason to believe that the corona virus avoids Walmart or Target. Can anyone explain why the governor of CA favored the big stores over their competition?
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