One thing they probably didn’t think of:
Now that there’s a pandemic, the public will be leary of using mass transportation. Who wants to ride in a train/bus/subway packed in like sardines when there’s the danger of the swine flu?
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It took a catastrophy to nationalize the auto industry and the banks. Next in line is national health care. A crisis is needed to help push it along.
From the Syndey Morning Herald:
A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world.
Vivienne Allan, from WHO’s patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had been just seven deaths – all in Mexico – and 79 confirmed cases of the disease.
I don’t understand this at all, but maybe I’m missing something. Would some either comment or email me and let me know what I’m not getting here? According to the CDC, approximately 36,000 people in the US die from the flu every year in the US. 7 confirmed dead from this swine flu and the world is in a tizzy. Until someone explains this to me in a way that even those of us in Fly Over Country can understand, I can only assume that there’s some other reason the media is reporting this so heavily; such as the desire for nationalize health care.
Anyone want to clue me in?
