LaughingKookaburra wrote:Victoria’s issues are a combination of things. In large they never completely eradicated the virus for a sustained period and community transmission has continued throughout. A larger population with higher density doesn’t help and the attempt at slowing down a thriving city has bought out the flat out ignorance and arrogance of some in Melbourne especially. Choosing to go to work with Covid19 is ignorance and arrogance of the highest order and the excuses no doubt in each case revolve around their immediate pay packets. Whilst they will get covid sick payments, they are just thinking of getting paid this week and don’t want to go through the process of applying for payments and wait - Or they are working and earning their money in a way that’s not exactly kosher with Australian tax and employment law. By this it means by them going through the correct process, they ain’t going to get the same money as they’d be getting if they went to work. The amount of people that I do business with that have turned Into a “cash only“ business since the beginning of Covid19 within Melbourne is staggering... There is only one reason they do this and it’s greed at the expense of the government.
Melbourne especially just needs to stop and take a deep breath for a few weeks and at least get it back to a standard on where it can Manage the virus. Sadly, their Premier has dropped the ball but that doesn’t give the excuse that some self entitled pricks in society are running with.
LK, you are right to a point here in my view.
There actually was ZERO community transmission for a while. The only active cases were contained to returning travelers in quarantine hotels. That's where it's gotten out, and into the community. Now it's into nursing homes, which is the worst case scenario, the oldies are sitting ducks. It's criminal negligence, and yes, the buck stops with Dan.
I hate generalizing, but yes, there are selfish people of all races that continue to go to work either knowingly, or with suspicion that they have covid. Why, they need the money, simple. The outbreaks in workplaces, appear to be linked, unfortunately to "lower socio-economic" area's and industries. Typically immigrant type workers. Some of whom, have limited English skills, it seems. Perhaps they don't understand, some might, but plenty do.
This weekend see's the Muslim Eide celebrations, typically large family gatherings. Exactly what we don't need right now. I just hope those of the muslim faith follow the rules...... if not, it will take off again.
Are there self entitled pricks who live in Melbourne, sure, but as a percentage of the population, about the same as any other city on earth.
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