Side note: The news isn't covering the protests very much anymore (other than the statues being taken down, but I haven't seen any news statue news in the last couple of days).
Well, the airlines have decided to do something crazy - and by crazy I mean motivated by greed.
Several of the major airlines are no longer allowing social distancing; they are booking at full capacity (which probably means returning to that unethical practice of overbooking). The issue here is, in my opinion, one of the great failings of capitalism. People don't know where to draw the line between making what they need to survive/be happy and allowing greed to overtake them; it's one thing to say you need to go back to work to put food on the table, but it's another to say you're going to purposely ignore science and put people in danger in the most easily avoidable of ways.
Don't expect me to be getting on a full airplane with recycled airflow while literally being forced to touch the person to my left and the person to my right. Studies have made it clear that people in that close of quarters, breathing the same air, eating that close to one another, are going to infect each other.
And the airlines are doing this while we see the highest numbers ever in the US. It's just unfathomable to me. It's also unacceptable. Someone needs to put a stop to this irresponsibility. But our lack of leadership continues. Normally I would say people will speak with their money - and hopefully many people will - but there are some people who need to fly in order to work and make their money - especially people who are used to large salaries.
Luckily, I can stay home. I don't need to fly anywhere. Speaking of homes, I looked up local foreclosures on the internet and it's looking sad. In July the county is planning to do foreclosure auctions and there are some expensive homes that people have lost. I feel bad for people.
Stay safe out there (and I'll stay safe in here)!
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