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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTexas Lt. Governor: Old People Should Volunteer to Die to Save the Economy
It will be interesting to see if Texass Governor and Lieutenant Governor will be able to point to the improvement in their States economy as a justification for reliably relaxing social distancing measures in Texas as cases spike.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/dan-patrick-coronavirus-grandparents
A After doing a brief, weeklong impression of a semiresponsible human being, on Monday, Donald Trump got back to the business of being a reckless, anti-science moron, floating the idea that we should end this social-distancing business sooner rather than later in order to save the economy from the coronavirus. (Were using scare quotes here because apparently the president hasnt considered the fact that if hundreds of thousands or even millions of Americans die, the economy will be in worse shape than it is now.) Following his National Economic Council chairmans declaration that were gonna have to make some difficult trade-offs, i.e. were going to have to let some people die so the stock market can live, Trump told reporters during an evening press conference that while the death toll is bad, and the numbers are going to increase with time, were going to be opening our country up for business, because our country was meant to be open. That suggestion was obviously horrifying to people who still take the word of health experts over that of a brainless carnival barker and who understand that extreme social distancing needs to last for at least several months if not longer. One person who thought it was downright inspired? Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who is of the opinion that old people, i.e. those most at risk, should volunteer to die to save the economy.
Appearing on Fox News, Patrick told Tucker Carlson, No one reached out to me and said, As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren? But if they had? If that is the exchange, Im all in, Patrick said. He continued: That doesnt make me noble or brave or anything like that. I just think there are lots of grandparents out there in this country, like me, I have six grandchildren, that what we all care about and what we love more than anything are those children. And I want to live smart and see through this, but I dont want the whole country to be sacrificed Ive talked to hundreds of people, Tucker, and just in the last week, making calls all the time, and everyone says pretty much the same thing. That we cant lose our whole country, were having an economic collapse. Im also a small businessman, I understand it. And I talk with businesspeople all the time, Tucker. My heart is lifted tonight by what I heard the president say because we can do more than one thing at a time, we can do two things. So my message is lets get back to work, lets get back to living. Lets be smart about it and those of us who are 70-plus, well take care of ourselves. But dont sacrifice the country, dont do that, dont ruin this great America.
Appearing on Fox News, Patrick told Tucker Carlson, No one reached out to me and said, As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren? But if they had? If that is the exchange, Im all in, Patrick said. He continued: That doesnt make me noble or brave or anything like that. I just think there are lots of grandparents out there in this country, like me, I have six grandchildren, that what we all care about and what we love more than anything are those children. And I want to live smart and see through this, but I dont want the whole country to be sacrificed Ive talked to hundreds of people, Tucker, and just in the last week, making calls all the time, and everyone says pretty much the same thing. That we cant lose our whole country, were having an economic collapse. Im also a small businessman, I understand it. And I talk with businesspeople all the time, Tucker. My heart is lifted tonight by what I heard the president say because we can do more than one thing at a time, we can do two things. So my message is lets get back to work, lets get back to living. Lets be smart about it and those of us who are 70-plus, well take care of ourselves. But dont sacrifice the country, dont do that, dont ruin this great America.
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Texas Lt. Governor: Old People Should Volunteer to Die to Save the Economy (Original Post)
TomCADem
Jun 2020
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Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)1. Not the first time I've heard this from a Republican.
Who else remembers the creep, decades ago, who said that it was the seniors responsibility to die.
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)2. His name is ....Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick...another stupid idiot..(apologies to all idiots)...
{myself included in that group...}...............
Golden Raisin
(4,612 posts)3. I suggest Lieutenant Governor Patrick and
his parents and grandparents (if still living) be the first volunteers.