COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

Taurus said

Yeah, but don't misread that. The total number of deaths per day is up, too.
Not every C19 victim makes it to a hospital. They're found at home.
So it's a mix and you have to figure the excess is largely due to Covid-19.

My point with the life expectancy data was to debunk the idea that a depression will result in this widespread carnage of suicides and starvation. It didn't in the 30's.

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That is true but we are a different society now...one used to generally being able to get what we want when we want it, within reason...very narcissistic and in to instant gratification. Also, the depression really didnt make as much an impact on minorities as they were repressed far more than they are now....the depression made less of a difference in their lifestyle

And overall people were far more self-sufficient than they are now