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lagomorph777

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9. Hold on a sec.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 02:51 PM

Sep 2020

According to https://www.healthline.com/health/leading-causes-of-death#heart-disease, heart disease (pre-COVID) was at 635,260 annual US deaths, or 1740 per day. It isn't much of a stretch, knowing how under-tested and under-reported COVID is, especially in red states, to posit that COVID alone may exceed that number.

Then you can factor in other Trump-related causes of death, such as suicide, white supremacist violence, inadequate medical insurance, income inequality, and Russian bounties to kill our troops.

I don't think the meme is completely wrong.

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The leading cause of death: [View all] tblue37 Sep 2020 OP

MAGATS: "How soon can I vote for him?" Blue Owl Sep 2020 #1

Another example of Kushner's incompetence PJMcK Sep 2020 #2

Lindsey Graham also encouraged him to BigmanPigman Sep 2020 #3

Not really. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #4

I believe it's intended as hyperbole. nt tblue37 Sep 2020 #5

I suppose. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #6

Covid is now the third leading cause of death in the US. LisaL Sep 2020 #7

But it's still only about 12% of all deaths. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #8

Hold on a sec. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #9

The increase in things like suicide and so on that you noted, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #10

In what sense do you need 6,000 deaths to exceed 1,740 deaths? lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #11

About 7500 people died every day in this country from all causes prior to Covid -19. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #12