There is a speech at Harvard by Bill Gates. It is on YouTube. You should watch it. Bill Gates explains that Coronavirus vaccines were not delivered because the 500k people a year dying from it were poor and black. They could have had a vaccine sooner. He says that’s disgusting. His words. He said this nearly a decade ago. He said it to the most privileged group of Americans. To their faces. About their Governments. Well they are looking for a vaccine now aren’t they. If only there had been some sign. Some warning.
And I just thought he made a software. Just think what he could have achieved if he graduated.
As the virus accelerates now in America, a political culture which is in some ways the opposite to China and so far harder to control social movement by Government, let alone it is a continent, plus add an attitude as sceptical at times of the impact of the virus as it is to climate change - death toll estimates are set at 200,000. I pray a miracle prevents this.
Data suggests obesity is more likely to lead to complications with the virus. The US has over 50s population where about 50 per cent are obese.
An intelligent design which this virus is, targets greatest impact on liberal democracies (personal liberty focussed countries), relatively wealthy (more likely obese), ageing populations, modern (more likely to travel, have children later and hence skewed demographics to ageing population).
This is not some benevolent creator full of one love wanting you to be grateful for all you have and appreciate the planet. This is a monstrous murdering savage that wants to destroy your liberties, your economies, your food chains. Before you bathe in the glory of a morning yoga session and how lovely it is to pause and the world can be empathetic and united - remember this thing is killing disproportionately those who share your way of life, your political system, your liberal values. If you don’t respect those and don’t think nationality embodies those things of importance and want to imagine a world without such things - please forfeit your nationality.
Before your business makes someone redundant please check Government support - grants - loans.
Big applause to the supermarket staff and public transport people and all the “invisibles”. Someone somewhere maybe planned this to just make us stop and think. Maybe.
"Virgin Atlantic had previously suggested the government offer UK carriers £7.5 billion in credit facilities."
NO. You save jobs AND protect tax-paying public AND the company by:
1. Telling them to issue more shares to their existing shareholders - who don't get an interest free loan and get to save their shareholding! If they don't pay, then ..
2. Government gets a convertible - ie it gets shares at the present price PLUS it's money back, at it's election. AND it gets a seat on the remuneration committee - and gets to enforce gender and ethnic minority representation and pay gaps.
BUT you do not prefer shareholders, risk-takers, over the tax-payer or employees.
Happy to do these deals for HMG all day long.
