blackie said:
D. C. Bear said:
How does a kn95 mask do with the smoke?
Not addressing your question, but relevant, I believe.
Saw a report in the DMN this morning that we now have a shortage of the textile material that is needed to make N95 masks and companies are reluctant to commit the resources and investments that are needed for long-term availability (whether for this virus or the next) because they have no commitment from the government to back them up on it to create things that for which the ongoing demand is limited.
While it is not the government's responsibility to keep companies in business, it is the government's responsibility to insure that supplies needed in a pandemic (and those that may follow in the years ahead) are there when we need them. If nobody can afford to make them because the usual market for normal times is just that, we are failing again in being prepared. The stocks of supplies won't be there when we need them again.
Do you not realize the demand(or manufactured demand) for masks is drying up and so to create more supply is just plain dumb? In the business world the rumor for mask requirements today, has to do with an oversupply of mask inventories needing to dry up. And an oversupply of mask inventories is what you suggest??? Do you understand that? Our military is the grossest example of government enabled oversupply on the planet and has led to corrupt politicians on the right, galore! They hate Trump for slowing their corruption in military funding
This is how business naturally(organically is our word of the day) works and business doesn't operate well with such government regulations as you suggest
We geared up to meet demands for masks just fine for this manufactured mask demand market and we'll do just fine next time there's a manufactured crisis in meeting that market demand! That's Business 101 frankly!
To create mass mask manufacturing now would lead to wasteful inventory storage, hence wasted money
Again, that's just not how true business operates efficiently
You're welcome for the education in Bus 101