Nice of them to put an accurate figure on it

[UKGuy]

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- A severe influenza pandemic would cost the U.S. $623 billion, the World Bank said.

 

Economists at the Washington-based World Bank estimated a contagion capable of killing more than 1 percent of people worldwide could cause losses of $1.5 trillion to $1.8 trillion globally.

[Cat]

I can't even imagine being a "bean counter" and being given this assignment to sit calmly at my desk and figure out.

 

 

 

[westbrook]

so 99% will survive and 1% won't. well if I am in that 1% group.. can I die before I have to pay taxes?

[Servalan]

Sadly the only way to get the government to take notice of anything is to put a $ value on it. Hitting them in the wallet is the only way to hurt them.

[mommafitz]

I have a friend that works in a rather large insurance office. She deals with life insurance. She had to go to a week long conference a while back that was spent entirely on the bird flu complications. The outcome is bleak. She was soooooo depressed when she came home.

 

I have stepped back from keeping up with all this latest info since I have been recovering from my surgery. I have felt a need to up my preps for a couple of weeks now since we have really depleted them since I've been off work.

 

I think I better not wait.

 

Thankfully I go back to work Tuesday.

 

 

mommafitz

[evidentjoy]

The head of the Health Department in my county is so laddi-da about it. He's just telling people to be basically prepared with 72 hours worth of food and wash your hands alot. They are planning to do drive-throughs for vaccine distribution and haven't addressed how the disabled, mentally ill, the aged or other wise homebound people will be treated!

 

samantha