JSHoosier

That ABC article was a poll of 579 people, so about 515 people said they wear a mask. Pew was 9,654 responses. Both of which said it's largely falling along political lines, with Democrats and those leaning Democrat more likely to wear mask.

Nurses etc in hospitals will put on masks too. There's a reason.

The people making those recommendations know what they're talking about, it's kind of their job. I don't get it. Canada must feel like they live in the apartment above a meth lab. Maybe that's the plan, make the virus feel this country is so hopelessly screwed that it doesn't need to help and just leaves.

Countries had success slowing the spread. We failed because instead of actually listening we thought it better to b***** and moan and march on state capitols with rifles.

Problem is that'd require people caring how their actions impact others, as opposed to what's most convenient for themselves.

Sad thing is we really haven't even gotten a handle on this thing yet. I had an interview at a hospital yesterday and this virus came up, they said what makes it so difficult to get a handle on this is everything that's spinning off of it. This isn't just a respiratory disease, it's effecting pretty well every major system and it's even been seen to cause clotting complications in younger patients.

Someone somewhere will call it a conspiracy.

Why follow recommendations? What do experts know anyway? Much easier to play Russian Roulette with people's health.

If our "leaders" took it seriously from the beginning maybe we wouldn't be as bad off, instead they cried about the stock market. Now they're dead set on completely opening schools, with no plan on how to do so safely, even though it could easily just turn into a petri dish; not to mention busses that are just petri dishes on wheels. What could possibly go wrong....

I've said it before and I'll say it again. As a society we absolutely suck at being selfless.

It'll go away when it gets hot. Go away, peaking, same difference right?

Some of it isn't even entirely true. Obama had 4 quarters where GDP was 4% or higher, Trump has had 0; GDP under Trump is higher than the tail end of Obama's time but has not reached Obama's peak. Not to mention yearly deficits and national debt being worse under Trump.

The only thing we've accomplished is weakening ourselves on the world stage; Putin is laughing his arse off because that was exactly what he wanted. Oh I forgot, we also ticked off and insulted our allies and somehow made wearing masks a political statement.

I believe we had (past tense) a person in the Chinese disease center but it was eliminated. I know we had a pandemic response team but it was eliminated. We could've and should've been better prepared.

Phoenix mayor admitted Arizona opened too soon and Florida set one week case record. It's almost like we refused to listen to scientists, had no coherent plan and put corporate profits over the health of people.