>>1755477>Well, the Asian Hornet is from east asia. And east asia has the densest population of humans in the world. So it obviously can't be killing too many of them.In other words, you don't understand the problem. Although their stings CAN be lethal to humans (10+ sting victims should go to the hospital), the real threat is economic. A lot of our crops ARE wind-pollinated, like corn and wheat, but many more are bee-pollinated. The effect on farmers who farm those crops will be significant, and will probably filter up to the taxpayers as we need to bail them out. The effect on the food supply, prior to the non-bee-crops catching up in supply, will also be significant.
>The virus has a case mortally [sic] rate of 0.1-0.4.I don't know what your sources are for this number that I've never seen cited by a reputable publication, but you again fail to understand the real threat posed by the virus. Again, it's an economic problem. Even with a low mortality rate in the general population, it nevertheless has a high mortality rate among old people. Old people have a lot of wealth, property and influence in society. As they die, the real estate market will eventually be affected. We will also continue to see local economies shut down, even as others are reopening this week and in the following weeks, as epidemics pop back up. Since the virus can be spread by people with zero symptoms, it will only continue to spread.
So far, the United States has lost a lot of wealth from this situation. You can't just shut down an economy and expect people to be the same afterwards. A lot of normal people have continued to pay their bills and just dug into their savings. Others are now in debt or will face eviction shortly. The unemployment rate is extraordinarily high, and many of the jobs will never come back. The government, so far, has bailed out businesses and taxpayers by taking on additional debt. Things can't stay like that forever.
tl;dr, you're a short-sighted idiot.
