Time to open borders?

[jeanathon]

First off it is obvious to all you don't want sick people traveling around and spreading it around.
That aside I am having difficulty understanding the logic of inhibiting travel between two equally infected populations over a political line drawn on a map. For example think of Detroit Michigan and Windsor Canada. Both cities have the same variants running around. What is the point of requiring a negative test within a day of travel or forcing people who would ordinarily drive across the border to go to the airport and sit in a crowded plane to be able to cross the border?
Is it time to tell our politicians to open up or am I missing some crucial piece of logic?

[TeddyDiver]

No point at all with border restrictions.. Same c r a p in Europe.

[Tetepare]

Originally Posted by jeanathon

First off it is obvious to all you don't want sick people traveling around and spreading it around.
That aside I am having difficulty understanding the logic of inhibiting travel between two equally infected populations over a political line drawn on a map. For example think of Detroit Michigan and Windsor Canada. Both cities have the same variants running around. What is the point of requiring a negative test within a day of travel or forcing people who would ordinarily drive across the border to go to the airport and sit in a crowded plane to be able to cross the border?
Is it time to tell our politicians to open up or am I missing some crucial piece of logic?

Because right now we can go to the outlet mall and it's not loaded with Canadians, or so wife says. And Americans aren't rushing over the border to buy beer, so Canadians can drink beer less expensively.

Meanwhile, the past two summers Canadians have enjoyed their side of Thousand Islands without being swamped by US visitors. I don't like it, but that's the way it is.

The Mohawks are making a killing moving goods through the rez that straddles the border. OK, so most of it's illegal, but you get my point.

12,400 US and Canadian border staff are sitting at home. And getting paid good wages. You think they want to go back to work? Let me speak for them: "KISS MY A**"

Canadian banks are in hog heaven, all the snowbirds had all that unspent money sitting in the bank, making money, for the banks. TONS of money!

I'm kinda liking lockdown. Somebody told me the malls, bowling alleys, boutiques, and movie theaters had been closed. Son of a gun, no kidding!

Nobody told me I couldn't walk into Canada, kinda like lotsa people do, you know, like where there's no gate....as in, like 2000km on that there border. Oh, BTW, in Tijuana at the closest gift shop you can follow the trail through the hedgerow, the fence is down, and you'll be in the parking lot on the US side.

Air travel is awesome. Sure, flights are packed, but NOBODY is waiting to get through security, and parking is aplenty. I'm loving air travel. OK, Kuwait just locked down two days ago, but Italy is available.

I suppose it would be nice to drive up to Toronto or Kingston. Sure as heck they'd better open up before July, bastages. But seriously, it's forced us to enjoy our side of the border, you know "oh we'll get there some day." Well, now we have!

[S/V Illusion]

That would require a decision by politicians who inherently avoid accountability and love to cover their butts. It’s much safer for them to talk rather than act.

[Allied39]

Originally Posted by jeanathon

First off it is obvious to all you don't want sick people traveling around and spreading it around.
That aside I am having difficulty understanding the logic of inhibiting travel between two equally infected populations over a political line drawn on a map. For example think of Detroit Michigan and Windsor Canada. Both cities have the same variants running around. What is the point of requiring a negative test within a day of travel or forcing people who would ordinarily drive across the border to go to the airport and sit in a crowded plane to be able to cross the border?
Is it time to tell our politicians to open up or am I missing some crucial piece of logic?

Logic.....I do not understand.....what is this word? What does it mean....what emotional senses should I feel? Will the urine cease to run down my leg as I cower in the corner terrified because I heard a loud noise...."logic"?????

Simply toooooo funny!

[sailorboy1]

Can not put the genie back in bottle.

What point does it really serve now to test people etc so they don't bring the virus into places that have it already?

It is nothing but making a show of doing something.

Meanwhile the economies of tourist destinations are crashing to support the show.

[letsgetsailing3]

First off it is obvious to all you don't want sick people traveling around and spreading it around.

This, alone, answers your question.

While I get that it's inconvenient, maybe it wouldn't be terrible to slow down travel for a month until we get through this wave.

In terms of doing something it makes more sense than free at home testing (a month after the holidays), vaccinating children, or closing schools.

But the real reason is that politicians need to seem like they're taking a strong action.

At least slowing down travel is somewhat related to science, where some of these other measures aren't backed by any actual numbers.

[JPA Cate]

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