https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/04/16/poverty-rate-likely-to-reach-highest-levels-than-in-a-half-century.aspxSo many people are out of work due to the pandemic that not only could unemployment rates reach 30% by the end of the quarter, but the poverty rate could end up being higher than it&rsquo;s been in a half-century. That would put 15.4% of Americans atenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/04/16/poverty-rate-likely-to-reach-highest-levels-than-in-a-half-century.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9921714/17/2020 8:58:51 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:992171WL4816<p>It is the coronavirus panic that will bring about high unemployment and a depressed economy. The panic is the social consequence of ignorance and incompetent leadership at the highest levels of government and industry. A panic is a social phenomenon, not a disease. The coronavirus itself is being blamed for causing the projected high unemployment, but the ostensible coronavirus rate of infection and death is far lower than that of seasonal flu, which is very contagious, and seasonal flu never causes high unemployment. Coronavirus symptoms are so similar to those of seasonal flu (as explained by WHO) that it&#39;s nearly impossible to tell which disease a patient has, so the statistics alleging coronavirus cases and related deaths are not trustworthy. WHO says that 80 percent of coronavirus cases are not serious and that recovery happens in a few days, but this is not what the administration wants the public to hear. According to the Italian National Health Institute (ISS), the average age of a coronavirus-positive death in Italy is 81 years, and the majority of those were high-risk patients with two or more pre-existing chronic diseases. Fewer than one percent of the deceased were, or appeared to be, in good health. The exact cause of the deaths has not been established. In Switzerland, where the situation is similar to Italy, the average age of death is 80, and most of the deceased had pre-existing chronic illness. Creative Diagnostics, a manufacturer of the Covid19 test kit (SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Multiplex RT-qPCR Kit) says &quot;It is for research use only, not for diagnostic procedures&quot;. It has not received regulatory approval, but the FDA is granting fast-track &quot;Emergency Use Authorization&quot; (EUA) in lieu of approval to a number of companies that make coronavirus test kits. So far, as of today&#39;s date, there are no coronavirus test kits that have full regulatory approval.</p> https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/04/16/poverty-rate-likely-to-reach-highest-levels-than-in-a-half-century.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9921234/17/2020 6:03:38 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:992123Almond<p>One more reason to have a full pantry/freezer and grow a garden. &nbsp;You need to plan a year ahead on your food supply, not wait until you are hungry.</p> <p>Our first year of marriage we had only a 10&#39; x 10&#39; garden plot in our tiny yard. &nbsp;It was a very productive garden. &nbsp;Yet, I also foraged, and gleaned free food. &nbsp;I put up 500 jars of food that year. &nbsp;This was to get us through the winter as we ate fresh much of the year. &nbsp;With fishing we also filled a 32 cu. ft. freezer.</p>