Originally Posted by upallnight

Well if the government had reacted quicker to this pandemic instead of telling the nation that they had it under control and only 15 people were infected with the virus and in a couple of days it will miraculously go away maybe just maybe 1 million plus Americans wouldn't have been infected with the virus and just maybe 60,000+ American wouldn't have died.

South Korea reported their first coronavirus case the same day as the US. They reacted completely different to the virus versus the US reaction. Their economy wasn't shut down, and the number of people infected with the virus per capital is less than the US. Because of their leaders reaction to the outbreak, they are in a better position than the US.

If people have saved for a rainy day and not blow through their paychecks every time they got it maybe just maybe they wouldn't be in the financial predicament that they find themselves right now. My immigrant parents taught me that if you can't afford it you don't need it.

Since this is a car forum I have been able to enjoy the sport without having to take out a loan any time I bought a car. The cars may not have been brand new, but at least I didn't go into hock to buy them.