Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #46

[bluedivergirl]

TurboTax has a website to register for stimulus.

I posted it earlier, but the threads go so fast. . .

 

[Deleted member 158085]

Beshear ranked #1 for handling the COVID-19 crisis. 86% of Kentuckians approve.

National poll ranks Beshear No. 1 for handling of COVID-19 crisis - Lane Report | Kentucky Business & Economic News National poll ranks Beshear No. 1 for handling of COVID-19 crisis

 

[oviedo]

Just listened to Cuomo. Some troubling news... major numbers in nursing/senior homes. And NY cannot get any tests. Tests, tests, tests ....we need them so badly. Now, this SHOULD be run by the Fed government.... you simply cannot have 50 states trying to bid up on these tests. THEY must be distributed by clusters and need.
Coronavirus US live: Cuomo says Trump is 'spoiling for a fight' over re-opening economy

I really hope the governors work with the executive branch of the federal government on this - I would hate to see all of the progress made ruined but I also understand that people cannot continue to be unemployed/forced to stay home without working because their companies can't handle remote work. I'm very worried about this sector of workers now ...
JMO

 

[Gardenista]

This is a request out to some of the folks on this site who do such a great collecting/assimilating job of news articles and details. Has anyone been able to find, or keep up with what is happening with the 2trilllion dollars??? This is such a massive amount of money that has to be distributed and channeled in massive directions. Who in heavens names is managing this??? This Sean O'Donnell is currently acting in THREE positions. I have not been able to find anything recently, so would appreciate any insight. tia

In just the past four days, Trump has ousted two inspectors general and expressed displeasure with a third, a pattern that critics say is a direct assault on one of the pillars of good governance.

Glenn Fine, who had been the acting Pentagon inspector general, was informed Monday that he was being replaced at the Defense Department by Sean W. O’Donnell, currently the inspector general at the Environmental Protection Agency. O’Donnell will simultaneously be inspector general at the EPA and acting IG at the Pentagon until a permanent replacement is confirmed for the Defense Department.

On Friday, the president notified Congress that he was removing Michael Atkinson as the inspector general of the intelligence community.

If it's anything like the 2008/2009 stimulus, it will be mostly untrackable, plus, what is tracked will make you sick. I avoided the subject back then because it was infuriating and I plan to do the same this time.

 

[Simply Southern]

<modsnip: quoted post was removed> I have only heard some states declaring a state of emergency. I may be wrong and misinterpreted it.

ALL 50 states are under SOE. It's the first time in history. I can get a link if you need.

 

[NuttMegg]

Recently I ran out of the store bought bread I had in the freezer. Now I’m trying to psyche myself into baking bread today. I’ve never baked bread in my life but I have no desire to go to the grocery store. Luckily I had stocked up on my favorite tillamook cheese. So I’m just ok on cheese.

I made bread for 10 years on a wood cook stove. Maybe you could start small, with some yeast rising rolls, or small yeast loaves. The hardest part is finding exactly the right place, temperature-wise, for the dough to rise evenly. Put a dish towel over it so it doesn't develop a dry crust while rising. I used to buy gluten flour to make the dough more elastic, but these days so many don't want gluten. You could even try some yeast bread sticks. I suggest starting smaller because it's kind of an art to bake a real loaf of yeast bread that doesn't have a hole in the middle. Or fall apart. Okay off topic big time. Sorry.

 

[Love Never Fails]

Recently I ran out of the store bought bread I had in the freezer. Now I’m trying to psyche myself into baking bread today. I’ve never baked bread in my life but I have no desire to go to the grocery store. Luckily I had stocked up on my favorite tillamook cheese. So I’m just ok on cheese.

Baking bread isn’t hard and it tastes so good.

 

[Ragnarok]

You made me laugh!!! Well, my name falls in the middle of the alphabet. We are the sort that files our taxes very early, as soon as we get the documentation needed. This year it was at the end of January that our taxes were filed. Maybe that has something to do with it?

Opposite of us. Don't file until April 15, July 15 this year, and it's been decades since we received a refund from the IRS. Claimed high exemptions during our working years and always wrote a check and mailed. Both of us are on SS so presume we'll receive later than most.

Actually don't see why those of us not working are included. Taking it though and consider it a refund for all those years of paying taxes.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

Pritzker Lays Out 3 Key Milestones For Illinois to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions

During his press conference Monday, Pritzker said that there is a chance that the stay-at-home order could be modified after it expires on April 30, but cautioned that there is still a long way to go before all businesses can re-open and gatherings can once again be held.

Barring a vaccine, Pritzker says that the lack of herd immunity leaves a three-fold path toward a significant move toward normalcy.

More at link
Pritzker Lays Out 3 Key Milestones For Illinois to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions

 

[tresir2012]

Trump declares a national emergency to combat coronavirus - CNNPolitics

Ok thanks. So that was only a month ago. What prompted that ? UK began social distancing around then and lockdown the week after.

 

[CSIDreamer]

Or cheese. I’d even rather talk about cheese.

I like Velveeta. Plus pretty much every other cheese.

 

[book-thinker]

I made bread for 10 years on a wood cook stove. Maybe you could start small, with some yeast rising rolls, or small yeast loaves. The hardest part is finding exactly the right place, temperature-wise, for the dough to rise evenly. Put a dish towel over it so it doesn't develop a dry crust. I used to buy gluten flour to make the dough more elastic, but these days so many don't want gluten. You could even try some yeast bread sticks. I suggest starting smaller because it's kind of an art to bake a real loaf of yeast bread that doesn't have a hole in the middle. Or fall apart. Okay off topic big time. Sorry.

Thanks for the idea of starting small.
I’ll try a small yeast bread.
Have a good day!

 

[Tillicum]

I made bread for 10 years on a wood cook stove. Maybe you could start small, with some yeast rising rolls, or small yeast loaves. The hardest part is finding exactly the right place, temperature-wise, for the dough to rise evenly. Put a dish towel over it so it doesn't develop a dry crust while rising. I used to buy gluten flour to make the dough more elastic, but these days so many don't want gluten. You could even try some yeast bread sticks. I suggest starting smaller because it's kind of an art to bake a real loaf of yeast bread that doesn't have a hole in the middle. Or fall apart. Okay off topic big time. Sorry.

Even faster and easier, make some biscuits.

 

[Trino]

Here is one thing they are currently saying:

World Health Organization officials warn nations against easing coronavirus restrictions too early

Humm I hope they listen:

Governors form compacts to coordinate reopening society

Minnesota is not ready to reopen. While numbers are not as dire as some states, cases still are rising. Yesterday cases were up 200 in one day. Today up 45 cases. There's no way. OUR (state) predictions are to peak in June or even mid-July.

As to Michigan, I presume we've seen the photo of bodies in store rooms. The Michigan count today was 25,635 cases and 1602 deaths. Let this sink in when someone talks reopening.

 

[Betty P]

I really hope the governors work with the executive branch of the federal government on this - I would hate to see all of the progress made ruined but I also understand that people cannot continue to be unemployed/forced to stay home without working because their companies can't handle remote work. I'm very worried about this sector of workers now ...
JMO

There's also reason to be concerned that employers won't operate their businesses in a safe manner, resulting in a resurgence of COVID 19 spread around the country. Just recently, Smithfield pork producer had over 200 workers at one facility diagnosed with the virus. That's unacceptable.

As much as we'd like to think that people who run big businesses are smart and good people who work for the benefit of everyone, that's actually pretty rare. JMO, it's very dangerous to consider letting people go back to work again. Better to provide workers with a UBI for now to keep the economy going. Just send the workers unemployment checks until this is over, unless their work is considered essential. And they need to really crack down on the business owners to run tight, safe ships. We can't afford that nonsense of needlessly causing thousands of essential workers to get sick.

 

[branmuffin]

For anyone doing the wait for a physical check method it is pretty good news unless you have a high income. In that case hopefully you probably will not need it as soon but if you do then get your electronic info in.

The following table is posted at several financial discussion forums and some news articles.

IRS Schedule For Mailing Paper Checks
Taxpayer Income Date Check Mailed
$0 to $10,000 April 24
$10,001 to $20,000 May 1
$20,001 to $30,000 May 8
$30,001 to $40,000 May 15
$40,001 to $50,000 May 22
$50,001 to $60,000 May 29
$60,001 to $70,000 June 5
$70,001 to $80,000 June 12
$80,001 to $90,000 June 19
$90,001 to $100,000 June 26
$100,001 to $110,000 July 3
$110,001 to $120,000 July 10
$120,001 to $130,000 July 17
$130,001 to $140,000 July 24
$140,001 to $150,000 July 31
$150,001 to $160,000 August 7
$160,001 to $170,000 August 14
$170,001 to $180,000 August 21
$180,001 to $190,000 August 28
$190,001 to $200,000 September 4
All Others September 11

So if you don't report an income, you don't get any money? I was thinking about all those people who sell stuff on eBay and Etsy and whether they report their income from sales. Sales must have flattened because I get all sorts of emails from sellers giving huge discounts which they've never done before. How do you submit a claim when the Feds didn't know you were making an income to begin with.

 

[Simply Southern]

There's also reason to be concerned that employers won't operate their businesses in a safe manner, resulting in a resurgence of COVID 19 spread around the country. Just recently, Smithfield pork producer had over 200 workers at one facility diagnosed with the virus. That's unacceptable.

As much as we'd like to think that people who run big businesses are smart and good people who work for the benefit of everyone, that's actually pretty rare. JMO, it's very dangerous to consider letting people go back to work again. Better to provide workers with a UBI for now to keep the economy going. Just send the workers unemployment checks until this is over, unless their work is considered essential. And they need to really crack down on the business owners to run tight, safe ships. We can't afford that nonsense of needlessly causing thousands of essential workers to get sick.

And how do we feed the largest nation in the world?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

See, that's one problem that hasn't been discussed. (Not that you got your check, I'm happy for you.). But Mnuchin, and all of the newspaper articles I've seen say, paraphrased, direct deposits will go to 1) tax filers who have declared their bank routing information for refunds. or 2) SS recipients who don't file and get their monthly deposits in their bank account. Then maybe even a month later they will send out checks to people who have only their addresses on file.

But there are holes in that.....what if a taxpayer, ie maybe self employed, doesn't normally get a refund? I file my routing info every year, despite not getting refunds. But a few months ago they sent me a tax payment via a check to my house. When they have years of my stating my routing info.

I'm not broke, but I just want things to be fair. Which is why I wonder if any SS recipients have got their payments via the bank where they normally get their check.

I don’t usually check my balance online as I use direct deposit for my funds. I did yesterday when someone mentioned receiving their payment. My SS (Disability) hits my bank on the third Monday of each month (4/20/20) this month~ ooh, good day, I just thought about that @margarita25 so I’m thinking my payment might hit that same day. My husband get his SS by some sort of debit card so I don’t know. I just checked my acct. online again and my state pension hasn’t hit yet. I don’t like that. Something feels wrong. I hope I’m just being paranoid. It’s like clockwork on the 14th of every month and it’s not there. It’s not ever not been there.

 

[Trino]

Cargill closed a plant in Minnesota today - 200 employees.

What is Cargill? Cargill is Minnesota's largest financial company. Most don't even know what Cargill is. It's one of the world's top producers and distributors of agricultural products such as sugar, refined oil, cotton, chocolate, and salt. Cargill is privately owned, and the Cargill family is worth about 50 billion.

 

[Gardenista]

Recently I ran out of the store bought bread I had in the freezer. Now I’m trying to psyche myself into baking bread today. I’ve never baked bread in my life but I have no desire to go to the grocery store. Luckily I had stocked up on my favorite tillamook cheese. So I’m just ok on cheese.

You could make flour tortillas. So easy and so much better than store bought.