Distribution of PPE

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Apparently, Duchess64 would now like us to believe she's an Oxford Alum.

Presumably, cheese and yogurt can also be mined from the moon.

@eladar said
The US is not like other countries. Our Federal government does not run our States.

New York is run by New York. Any failures in New York is squarely on the shoulders of New York.

Unlike Italy, New York is getting help from the Federal government. The EU seems to be doing nothing for Italy.

You must have missed the "United" in the "United States of America".

Dealing with natural disasters of this level is a prime function of the Federal government for which taxpayers of all 50 States pay for.

@wolfe63 said
I thought the acronym was obvious and easily deduced through context.

What I didn't mention was that Wikipedia gave 17 alternatives for the acronym. All things are either unknown or obvious.

@no1marauder said
You must have missed the "United" in the "United States of America".

Dealing with natural disasters of this level is a prime function of the Federal government for which taxpayers of all 50 States pay for.

Read your Constitution. I am not sure where it says that the Federal Government's responsibility is to manage hospitals.

Over 97 percent of the people who contract this thing survives. If nobody did anything the country would survive just fine.

Politicians need to get re-elected which is in part what we are seeing with this overhyped hysteria.

If all you have is your definition of United in United States, then you are welcome to it but please do not try to pretend it is anymore than that.

@eladar said
Read your Constitution. I am not sure where it says that the Federal Government's responsibility is to manage hospitals.

Over 97 percent of the people who contract this thing survives. If nobody did anything the country would survive just fine.

Politicians need to get re-elected which is in part what we are seeing with this overhyped hysteria.

If all you have is your ...[text shortened]... United States, then you are welcome to it but please do not try to pretend it is anymore than that.

Republican ignorance at its best.

@suzianne said
Republican ignorance at its best.

Perhaps you can point out where I am factually incorrect.

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No, another clue to the fact that your pretense knows no bounds - and nor does your vacuity.

@eladar said
Read your Constitution. I am not sure where it says that the Federal Government's responsibility is to manage hospitals.

Over 97 percent of the people who contract this thing survives. If nobody did anything the country would survive just fine.

Politicians need to get re-elected which is in part what we are seeing with this overhyped hysteria.

If all you have is your ...[text shortened]... United States, then you are welcome to it but please do not try to pretend it is anymore than that.

I think you're trying to fudge by using a word "responsibility" that has nothing to do with the Constitution. That document grants the Federal Government "powers", it doesn't talk about "responsibility".

Estimates are that if this outbreak is unchecked by governmental measures, it will cause millions of deaths in the US. So "if nobody did anything" a lot of Americans would die unnecessarily. That does not seem to be acceptable to the vast majority of the People.

The States united for a reason; to be able to take effective collective action in cases like this where individual state actions would be inadequate.

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It was my first thought as well. It doesn't have to be at Oxford - my university offers PPE and I took it for 6 months. I'm afraid I found it to be boring and unchallenging, and I quickly switched.

I'm not sure if there are any accountants on here, but PPE also means "property, plant and equipment" to me.

(Another clue to my past?)

Only in a very thin sense, given the widespread understanding of the term.

@deepthought said
What I didn't mention was that Wikipedia gave 17 alternatives for the acronym. All things are either unknown or obvious.

"Distribution" was the keyword.
But, having said that, perhaps a more credible source is in order?

Wikipedia is "information entertainment".

It is often full of incorrect data and would never be taken seriously as a citation.

If one remembers to think critically and with discernment; Wikipedia can function as a quick and handy "desk reference".

@wolfe63 said
"Distribution" was the keyword.
But, having said that, perhaps a more credible source is in order?

Wikipedia is "information entertainment".

It is often full of incorrect data and would never be taken seriously as a citation.

If one remembers to think critically and with discernment; Wikipedia can function as a quick and handy "desk reference".

The information on Wikipedia is routinely verified by experts. While not flawless, it is generally the most accurate source of information accessible to the layman.

@kazetnagorra said
The information on Wikipedia is routinely verified by experts. While not flawless, it is generally the most accurate source of information accessible to the layman.

It's ubiquitous, I'll give you that.

@wolfe63 said
"Distribution" was the keyword.
But, having said that, perhaps a more credible source is in order?

Wikipedia is "information entertainment".

It is often full of incorrect data and would never be taken seriously as a citation.

If one remembers to think critically and with discernment; Wikipedia can function as a quick and handy "desk reference".

Given that what I wanted to know was what PPE stood for in this context it's as good as anything else. In a survey, sorry I don't have a reference for this, it was found to contain fewer errors than the Encyclopedia Britannica. What it isn't is a source - although it is easily good enough for these forums. Pages that tend to be problematic are those on controversial subjects. But if you want a quick introduction to a subject, or want to know what some technical term means, then it's fine.