Reece Gardner: China declared war
It is imperative that we get our country moving again, and President Trump has just recently released new guidelines which should lead us in that direction, declaring that "To restore the health of Americans, we must preserve the health of our economy." He proposes to do this in three stages with the goal being to get as many of our people back to work as soon as possible.
I will review those stages in a moment, but I want to first comment on the possibility that China's release of the coronavirus may have been more deliberate than accidental. Let's look at a few facts: (1) The Chinese Wuhan Province, from where this virus emerged, has operated in secret for years; (2) The virus was spread to much of the world by Chinese travelers; (3) Reportedly, a few Chinese scientists from Wuhan wanted to quickly alert the world about the potential danger of this virus, but they suddenly disappeared; (4) Chinese leaders loudly protested when President Trump in late January closed our borders with China; and (5), China allowed its people from Wuhan to travel practically anywhere in the world EXCEPT to Mainland China, thereby sparing its country from being stricken by this epidemic which they had unleashed on most of the rest of the world.
Folks, at the very least we should hold China accountable for this horrendous assault, and insist that Wuhan Province be closed. What China has done is equivalent to a declaration of war, and it must not go unpunished.
And now, briefly, here are the Trump Administration's stages toward recovery:
Stage 1: Businesses will reopen. Staff will be encouraged to work from home when possible. Large venues and bars will stay closed
Stage 2: Will activate when a state has been at Stage 1 for 14 days with no rebound in infection numbers. Travel can resume, and large venues, including churches, sporting events, and bars, can reopen
Stage 3: After another 14 days with no rebound, most all restrictions will be lifted, including visits to senior care facilities, and elderly hospital patients.
Our constitutional concept of "Live, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" is still with us, and it’s growing stronger every day. Amen!
Now for a few words of humor: An old miser, due to his terrible cheapness, had no friends or family. Just before he died he called his doctor, his lawyer, and a minister to come see him. They complied and gathered around his bed. "I always heard that you can't take it with you, but I am going to prove that you can," he said, "I have $90,000 in cash hidden underneath my mattress. It's in 3 envelopes of $30,000 each. I want each of you to take one envelope now and just before they throw the dirt on my grave, you throw the envelopes in."
Weeks later, the three attended the funeral and, true to their word, each threw their envelope into the grave. On the way back to the cemetery, the minister said, "I don't feel so good about this, I am going to confess. I desperately needed $10,000 for a church addition, so I took out $10,000 and threw only $20,000 into the grave."
The doctor said, "I, too, must confess. I am building a clinic, so I took $20,000 and threw in only $10,000."
The lawyer said, "Gentlemen, I am shocked and ashamed of both of you. I don't see how you could in good faith hold onto that money. I threw in a personal check for the entire amount."
Have a wondrous day!
