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Too bad they sent out all that money to people living in other countries when the money was meant to stimulate their own economy. 1.5 million Americans live in Mexico times $3000 and it went to another economy?

moisheh wrote:
The economies of North America will not survive 1.5
years of lock downs and closed borders. I am a retired businessman and every time I see a boarded up restaurant or hotel I could cry. An entrepreneur puts his bheart and soul into a businessb. When it is shut down that person becomes a broken man or woman. Probably will never start another business. A lost opportunity.

I just finished road trip from Cancun - Los Angeles. All over So. Cal businesses are boarded up and the homeless live in the doorways. They won't invest here again after being put out of business by government.

These folks have lowered their standard of living and well continue living off of free government money. Hell, I haven't lived in the States for 20 years and I got over $3000 USD's in the last year.

With all the EASY, FREE money used RV prices have gone through the roof

All true. Imagine how many businesses shut down in 1918 just after WWI attempting to recover not to mention all the lives lost.

We will recover, business will return. What won't return are the millions who have died, and those that will suffer long-term illnesses.

Why do we keep forgetting this? If we had worked together instead of against each other, this wouldn't have turned out this way.

moisheh wrote:
The economies of North America will not survive 1.5
years of lock downs and closed borders. I am a retired businessman and every time I see a boarded up restaurant or hotel I could cry. An entrepreneur puts his bheart and soul into a businessb. When it is shut down that person becomes a broken man or woman. Probably will never start another business. A lost opportunity.

That's the point of all this!

The economies of North America will not survive 1.5
years of lock downs and closed borders. I am a retired businessman and every time I see a boarded up restaurant or hotel I could cry. An entrepreneur puts his bheart and soul into a businessb. When it is shut down that person becomes a broken man or woman. Probably will never start another business. A lost opportunity.

Gtla9111 wrote:
With the current threat of variants and the fast rise in cases again, I'm thinking another year and a half. The last epidemic was three years, even with the vaccine it won't be shortened because of the lack of doses and those not wanting to take the shot.

Chris:

Yeah. Just about 3 years will probably play out, vis cov-2.

Last time I looked, the "World population vaccination percentage" was just in the 13.2% range fully vaccinated as of this week :E and only 1.1% of the populations of low-income nations have had just 1 shot Global vaccinations thus far

Almot wrote:
because in Canada there are fewer cases per capita and higher vaccination rate than in the US.

.....quite a bit fewer....Canada is seeing only ~300 new cases a day now....the US is seeing ~50,000 cases a day; that is 166.6 x more cases in the US per day than in Canada.....and recall that Canada's population is appx 10% of the US pop :E
Daily confirmed US cases today: here-->

I was just looking at Dr John Campbell's "situational video" today, here: Canada the most vaccinated country in the World now

So, with our country so well covered by vaccination, and, as Moisheh mentions, the large cost $$$ to land-entry in terms of dollars = tests, entry into Canada is still pretty daunting for the casual American land traveler. It is extremely puzzling why the US isn't allowing Canadian casual travelers into the US by land crossing on or before August 9th. Imagine the testing cost to a fully-vaccinated US citizen coming across into Canada for just a weekend? A week? :h this requirement may change over time. We will see....

moisheh wrote:
The US just renewed the closing for another month. I really do not think it will open for a long time. Maybe not this year

Agreed. With the current threat of variants and the fast rise in cases again, I'm thinking another year and a half. The last epidemic was three years, even with the vaccine it won't be shortened because of the lack of doses and those not wanting to take the shot.

Just returned from SMA and the majority of gringos refuse to wear a mask not to mention following other simple rules including leashing their dogs and cheating on their electric meters.

What's wrong with people? Do they believe this is a country without laws?

Whoever said, "do as the Romans do" was an idiot. Oh, I just Googled it, no wonder. :)

The US just renewed the closing for another month. I really do not think it will open for aong time.Maybe not this year

Well, it is July 21st. The border restrictions expire today


https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/23/2021-13238/notification-of-temporary-travel-restrictions-applicable-to-land-ports-of-entry-and-ferries-service

Could it be that easy?