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So I was thinking about this. First of all I am so thankful that SDCC is letting us roll over our badges!!! Now the govenor of Ca I believe has been stating that Large group events may not be possible until fall of 2021 or even into 2022.
The governor needs to take a course in economics. California will be in a world of hurt economically by the end of this year. If he thinks they'll be able to survive suspending all events into 2021, let alone 2022, he's living on another planet (IMO)!!!
The cancellation was also a multi ticker on CNN.
Rolling over badge for sure. Glad that OnPeak will be refunding my entire Early Bird Hotel cost. Looks like I may take a $150 hit on American Airlines to put my miles back into my account though. Currently waiting for a call back on that.
so are you thinking that the health of the people trumps money.
My statement was in reference to the length of time the Governor thinks he can keep the economy of his state shut down. A LOT can happen in two years.
All levels of government (Federal, State, City) require revenue. Government revenue comes from multiple streams. Income tax, sales tax are two of those streams. States then turn those streams around to pay for those services we take for granted. Law Enforcement, Roads, sanitation, etc. If those streams are cut back, then government starts cutting back on those services.
A lot can happen in 2 years, but he didn't say we would keep up with social distancing no matter what happens.The economy is not shut down. It's slowed down and shifted to a home based economy supported by tech. As the center of tech in the United States, California will benefit from that more than other states.Yes they do come from multiple sources, losing any source hurts. But all those things you listed as examples of services that will be cut are funded mostly by property and car registration taxes. Not income or sales tax. Income tax is not dropping to zero. Even if we hit a 25% unemployment rate, 75% of people will still be earning an income and paying income tax. As these things go, higher income earners and payers will probably keep their jobs since they can do office work remotely. It's lower income people who can't work remotely which unfortunately will be the ones out of work.We do not want to this to happen. This is worse than keeping social distancing. Both economically and in terms of lives lost. During the Spanish flu some cities kept up with social distancing, others did not. It was not good to be living in a city that did not. In terms of covid, we are in that little bump on the left. We are trying to avoid that big bump in the middle.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
SDCC being cancelled is tragic but unfortunately expected..but not having to deal with 2021 registration? Now that's priceless. Badge rollover is the best possible tradeoff in this scenario