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  1. 1 hour ago, Lostin76 said:

    I'm curious to know how the formula for setting the baseline number.  To me, that's important.  The Baby Boomer generation born between 1946 and 1964 is getting older.  It's only natural that deaths will begin to rise as that happens.  And, maybe it's already factored into the formula used to make these projections. 

    But, it's important to note that the median age of the U.S. population went from 28.1 in 1970 to 35.3 in 2000, to 38.4 in 2019.  That's significant.

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  2. 2 hours ago, Seeking6 said:

    I can only give a couple examples.

    Downtown Indy will probably snap back quicker than most large cities because of convention business and honestly....we've spent decades to get this city where it's at. Right now though you have panhandlers, addicts, homeless all walking around. I don't go downtown Indy anymore until this nonsense ends.

    Regarding a city like Chicago. Very good friend from IU is commercial real estate broker for one of the big boys. He's expecting by end of the year at least 1/3 of jobs (at his employer)  lost because so many businesses are either forcing their way out of leases, not paying, cancelling altogether,etc....I haven't lived there in decades but will always have a love for Chicago. I'm very nervous what's ahead for them. 

    The several years prior to 2020, despite being based in Louisville I worked approximately 25% of my time in downtown Chicago.  Have not been to Chicago since February, or for that matter, I've not been in the office in Louisville since March.  When things settle down, I envision a world where I only go into the office in Louisville when necessary, and my trips to Chicago may be limited to once or twice per year.

    Both cities have been ravaged, not only because of Covid, but because of social unrest.  The amount if crime in Louisville right now is unprecedented.  It literally went from being one of the safest cities in the U.S. to one of the most dangerous, seemingly overnight.  

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  3. Obviously a tragic story.  But, if a child with a seizure from a high fever caused by any other illness had died in the same way, it would be counted as a drowning.  Another important piece of the puzzle that was not addressed in the written story is why a very sick child was left unattended in the bathtub.  

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-7-year-old-georgia-boy-with-covid-19-who-died-drowned-in-a-bathtub-after-a-seizure-coroner-says/ar-BB17NSUu?ocid=uxbndlbing

  4. 18 minutes ago, tdhoosier said:

    Actually they’ll demand the northeast’s money as they generate the most revenue. Most of the flyover states collect more in federal assistance than they put in. You can’t take money from a negative contribution. The bluer the states are below = the more they suck on the federal teet. 
     

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    Not sure of your source, but this one from June 2020 has a drastically different map.

    https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/

     

    Most Federally Dependent States

     

    Rank (1 = Most Dependent)

    State

    Total Score

    ‘State Residents’ Dependency’ Rank 

    ‘State Government’s Dependency’ Rank 

    1 New Mexico 85.80 1 5
    2 Kentucky 78.18 3 7
    3 Mississippi 77.02 6 4
    4 West Virginia 73.86 5 9
    5 Montana 70.78 14 2
    6 Alaska 68.61 7 8
    7 South Carolina 67.58 4 16
    8 Indiana 64.37 8 11
    9 Arizona 62.71 13 6
    10 Wyoming 62.26 24 1
    11 Alabama 58.89 9 14
    12 Louisiana 54.89 31 3
    13 Maine 52.11 10 21
    14 North Dakota 51.63 2 44
    15 Tennessee 47.73 22 10
    16 Pennsylvania 46.54 17 18
    17 Missouri 44.29 26 12
    18 Oklahoma 42.17 19 23
    19 Maryland 41.82 15 31
    20 South Dakota 40.39 23 17
    21 Arkansas 39.46 41 13
    22 Vermont 39.42 20 30
    23 Georgia 35.18 35 20
    24 New York 35.04 46 15
    25 Oregon 34.89 27 27
    26 Idaho 34.33 21 35
    27 Michigan 34.06 29 25
    28 North Carolina 33.89 32 24
    29 Rhode Island 33.79 39 22
    30 New Hampshire 32.42 34 26
    31 Nevada 31.70 36 29
    32 Ohio 31.32 45 19
    33 Wisconsin 31.24 16 43
    34 Texas 29.90 42 28
    35 Florida 29.89 28 33
    36 Connecticut 28.04 18 42
    37 Colorado 27.64 40 32
    38 Hawaii 25.49 11 50
    39 Nebraska 25.32 43 34
    40 Virginia 24.99 12 49
    41 California 24.42 44 36
    42 Washington 24.32 37 37
    43 Minnesota 21.99 25 45
    44 Massachusetts 19.16 47 38
    45 Illinois 18.53 48 39
    46 Utah 17.83 33 46
    47 Iowa 16.53 30 47
    48 Delaware 14.91 50 40
    49 New Jersey 14.52 49 41
    50 Kansas 12.73 38 48

     

  5. 13 minutes ago, Kodos said:

    I live in CT. People wear masks when out in public. It’s not herd immunity. It’s people doing what doctors tell them to do. Wearing masks works. If people didn’t treat it as an infringement on their rights and just wore the masks, we’d be in a lot better place right now.

    I believe masks work.  But, there is also a reduced population for the virus to infect.  In Indiana, over 50% of the deaths have come from nursing homes.  Now that the virus has already ravaged that population, deaths in the state are down.  The virus is naturally going to lose some steam in a location as the result of immunity acquired as it progresses through a population.  

  6. 2 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

    Too late...I saw it already and am scarred for life...

    😁

    I've never considered the option adding 'ery' to a 4 letter word.  That has some interesting possibilities I can try out when dealing with divorce attorneys.  

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  7. 6 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

    ^^ Unable to edit the vulgarity out of the pasted image from J Stephens -- Please remember obscenities are against our Board Rules, thanks.

    Ostensibly is a big word, but i don't think it's necessarily vulgar.  :coffee:

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  8. 14 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

    Should be a fun one later today/tonight. As Brooks said yesterday not many people at top of leaderboard with wins in majors. I think -11 wins this thing today. 17-18 guys within 4 shots. Could be a day where someone comes out and posts a number. On a side note I hope PGA looks into some prime time golf moving forward. Especially during summer months. Love watching at night.

    At this point, you have to like DJ's chances.  Koepka still does not appear to be at 100%,  Day, Rose, Casey, and Finau are top golfers that have historically not been 'big moment' guys.  DeChambeau obviously has the potential.  But, the guy I'm watching out for is Morikawa.  Seems to be that he has the demeanor and game to pull it off.

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  9. 1 minute ago, Seeking6 said:

    As someone who has played his entire life. Spieth's game is all between the ears right now.....but I'll say this. There are 40 guys a week who can win on the tour. 2 putts a day is the difference between first and 33rd.

    Or, in my case, it's not the 2 extra putts that's the problem, but the 5 extra shots to get it on the green on every hole.

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  10. 9 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

    Not sure if anyone else is watching yet but Rickie just went ultimate Rickie. 5 inch putt for bogey and he accidentally tapped the ball for finishing it up. Should be a 6 on the card and now he sits 1 on the wrong side of the cut line. 

    Did not see it, but was following the scoreboard while at work and saw the Double come through.  

    Should be an exciting prime time show tonight.  Big names and a lot of storylines.

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  11. Of all the reactions related to Covid-19, releasing violent criminals from prison is right up there at top of the bad ones.  I can't see under any circumstances why someone would think that would be a good idea.  Story is about a rapist in Virginia that was part of a Covid release that went and killed his accuser upon getting out of prison.

    https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/rape-suspect-washington-post-alexandria-crime/65-13310ff6-43bf-444d-acc3-e229d7699b6b

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  12. Honestly, it doesn't matter what happens from here on out with the virus.  Nothing that happens in the U.S. is going to be on the level of what New York & New Jersey went through at the onset of the virus.  At that time, we really had no idea what we are dealing with.  It was new and it was frightening. 

    Going forward, no matter how bad it may be in Florida, Texas, and California, it won't be as bad as what New York went through.  I'm not saying people won't get sick or won't die.  But, the knowledge gained over the last 4-5 months offers those states an advantage that New York did not have.  

    I'm personally concerned about how the infection numbers are trending in Indiana.  But, at the same time, i have a better idea of what those numbers mean than I did when this virus first hit.  So, the key word is 'concerned' versus 'panic'.   

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  13. Stories published about 2.5 hours apart by the same source.  You don't even have to open the link.  Everything you need to know can be found by comparing the two titles.  You gotta love the media.  

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-covid-19-death-toll-rises-for-5th-straight-week/ar-BB17DqVc?ocid=msedgntp

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/coronavirus-updates-us-weekly-covid-19-cases-deaths-down/ar-BB17GaNO?ocid=msedgntp

     

     

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