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by zachguo 2301 days ago
Since COVID-19 is targeting elders, I can imagine there are evil capitalists or bureaucrats who view this pandemic as a gigantic economic stimulus for the next decade. Sorry for my evil thought.
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The price of the Wirecutter’s #1 recommended forehead/ear thermometer on Amazon has changed from $30 between 2016 and February 2020 to $100 since February.

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The performance and volatility of the markets over the past few days do not agree with the idea that capitalists and bureaucrats view this as an economic stimulus - having your workforce quarantined and your imports restricted are not good for business