"US
surpasses Italy for the most corvid-19 deaths in the world".
This was the headline in
today's online edition of the Washington
Post.
Without
any subjective or emotional commentary on my part I will simply let
others speak. This is from comments on an article in today's NY
Times on
the terrible death toll in New
York's nursing homes as this virus invades the US.
Wayne
Ontario
Canada
Reading the USA stats for coronavirus
is shocking & very sad. I just compared some US stats against
Canada's on coronavirus tracking websites. USA has 10 times Canada's
population but these comparative stats are shocking. So far USA has
18,800 deaths
& Canada has 570
deaths. USA has
501,620
case of this virus & Canada has 22,200.
USA's death rate per million population is 57 while Canada's
is 15. The main explanation is Canada shut down all schools March 13
& all non-essential businesses soon after. Canada's 'stay at
home' & 'social distancing' also began approx. 2+ weeks earlier
than USA's. These sensible but difficult protocols have reduced the
coronavirus cases & deaths substantially. Both countries must
continue them until health experts tell us it's safe to gradually
reduce these protocols.
Replies to
Wayne's comment
Wayne:
Actually,
the main explanation is that Canada is governed by intelligent,
humane leaders who understand the value of society. And the USA is
governed by a cult of selfishness, greed and cultured "We're #1"
ignorance supported by many Americans who lack the critical thinking
to grasp the basic meaning of the word 'society'. America is about to
become #1...in Coronavirus deaths....because it rejects society.
Socrates
Downtown
Verona. NJ
Wayne:
In
the 2008 financial crisis Paul Krugman wrote an Op-Ed about how the
banks in Canada had fared much better because they were more tightly
regulated. One reader's comment came in from a Canadian: "It's
simple - Canada is a community. America is a market."
Ruskin
Buffalo,
NY
Ruskin:
Correct.
During that financial crisis NO Canadian bank failed while over 2000
US banks failed. There was over 11 million home foreclosures in USA &
in many states the price of homes declined 40% to 50%. Canada did not
have any of those dire consequences. BTW, Canada's 5 major banks
actually bought out numerous US banks. Most Americans are unaware
that Now many of USA's largest financial institutions are owned by
these 5 major Canadian banks. EG's: TD Financial is Toronto Dominion
Bank. RBC is Royal Bank of Canada, Scotia is Bank of Nova Scotia etc.
Wayne
Ontario Canada
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