See 17 above. In my thinking, it does not make sense to apply manufacturing to unforeseen circumstances. That said, if ventilators in partixular have the ability to address a major pandemic, then maybe more preparedness is in the interest of all. Last I heard, however, if it gets to ventilator point with *this* virus it’s largely, “TTFN”
Last I heard it is 3:2 against survival if you get to the ventilator stage with this disease. But again, it is totally predictable. It would have cost the state of NY $140 million to put 40,000 ventilators into storage. It’s a lot of money, but also just a one time expense that would have paid for itself many times over by now. But the people who run New York don’t think like that. There is no ‘profit’ to put $140 million into warehouses. They profit by spending it on highly visible, and largely wasteful, feel good expenditures like free college for illegal immigrants. Then they can campaign on their wokeness.
Now, tell me, how are they going to pay for free college for anyone? They will be financially broken by this. They got to “feel good” for a moment, and they thought they had something to get votes. Instead, they may have cost themselves and the people they are supposed to serve everything they have.
There must be a reckoning.
I read last night that 33% survive. If those are my odds I'd jump on it.