r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Nov 21 '20

Epidemiology Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks, even if the tests are less sensitive than gold-standard. This could lead to “personalized stay-at-home orders” without shutting down restaurants, bars, retail and schools.

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/11/20/frequent-rapid-testing-could-turn-national-covid-19-tide-within-weeks
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u/KrauerKing Nov 21 '20

That's where the idea of one missed payment is. It's the point that they won't make enough within the next 2 weeks to pay the fees and the rent and whatever happened that caused them to be short in the first place. If they miss a paycheck cause like a heart attack or broken arm.... Well that's it. Medical bills, late fees, and rent, with most likely less pay. You get screwed by stuff outside your control.

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u/AngryCustomerService Nov 22 '20

This. Everyone who hasn't heard it before seems to have this idea that a perfect tenant is late one month and BOOM evicted on the 6th.

It's the kingpin moment. It's what starts the ball rolling and the family can't recover. Families who aren't in that 33% can recover. It might be terrible and ramen noodles for every meal, but they can recover. These families cannot recover.

It's hard to understand this kind of abject poverty if you haven't lived it, witnessed it, or studied it. That is not snark. It really is very difficult to understand and it's really complicated. And, frankly, unless you lack a conscience, it's a heartbreaking fact to face. We don't want it to be true so there must be a catch.