Domestic Travel Ban?

[Travis Galey]

Vice President Pence was asked if there will be travel restrictions coming within the U-S and he did not rule out the possibility.

Vice President Pence
"We're considering a broad range of measures but no decisions have been made yet."​

Cutting off flights within the U-S could have an even bigger impact on the economy than the European travel ban (which is being expanded to include the UK and Ireland, beginning Monday).

##### UPDATE #####

A senior official at the Department of Homeland Security tells CBS News that a domestic travel ban isn't in the works at this time.

 

[TexasGeneral]

It’s coming. Just a matter of time - and it is the right call.

 

[Sun Tzu Horn]

It’s coming. Just a matter of time - and it is the right call.

And like almost everything he’s done on this - too late

 

[JinSOTEX]

It’s prob coming. Should have done it sooner

 

[Horn_CPA]

And like almost everything he’s done on this - too late

Have to agree here...what the hell are we waiting on exactly. Do we need to actually see hospitals overrun with patients and out of supplies before we actually shut down social interaction?

 

[Rattler14]

Nasdaq: ZM.

 

[ModelTFord14]

I’m not going to say what should have or shouldn’t have been done sooner. These are difficult decisions and we don’t need to make rash decisions. If they had just up made the restrictions 2 ago then that would have made the hysteria that much worse and at the time people would have considered it absolutely ridiculous

 

[texhorns12]

I’m not going to say what should have or shouldn’t have been done sooner. These are difficult decisions and we don’t need to make rash decisions. If they had just up made the restrictions 2 ago then that would have made the hysteria that much worse and at the time people would have considered it absolutely ridiculous

Everyone is a great armchair president.

 

[El_Chile_Relleno]

My company sent a notice if we travel domestic it has to be approved for us to get back to work and self quarantine 14 days.

 

[lord_caesar]

How long would such a ban last? Again, when does the solution make things worse than the problem?

 

[ModelTFord14]

Everyone is a great armchair president.

exactly

 

[JinSOTEX]

Everyone is a great armchair president.

My company stopped domestic travel (unless absolutely necessary with specific approval ) weeks ago. We missed our chance in the containment phase. Now it’s mitigation

 

[rickywilliams34]

Rumor from a few days ago that it was coming bext week.

 

[texhorns12]

My company stopped domestic travel (unless absolutely necessary with specific approval ) weeks ago. We missed our chance in the containment phase. Now it’s mitigation

My entire organization is flying back home today. Once we get home we were told to stay until further notice

 

[notbeowulf]

Everyone is a great armchair president.

yep if he did it earlier morons would bitch about him overreacting. It’s how they do.

 

[tzrider]

Tons of bankruptcies coming. The airlines may lead the way

 

[Sun Tzu Horn]

yep if he did it earlier morons would bitch about him overreacting. It’s how they do.

Of course. and the morons who blindly support everything he does would call it brilliant.

like I posted yesterday - I live one this crazy world where I’m one of about 3 people who aren’t completely in the tank for one side or the other. It’s remarkable that folks can’t objectively critique their own “side’s” failures.

 

[Travis Galey]

Things like this will speed up the decision making process.

Spirit flight 162.

Emergency responders transferred a passenger to the hospital immediately after landing on Spirit flight 162 from Fort Lauderdale to Hartford early this afternoon. Spirit pilots notified authorities following reports the passenger exhibited cold-like symptoms during the flight. As a precaution, the passenger will be monitored and undergo testing. Public health authorities will handle any future notifications following testing, if necessary. The plane is undergoing enhanced cleaning and disinfectant procedures per CDC and local airport authority guidelines. The safety or our Guests and our Team Members is our top priority. As a reminder, we urge any Guests not to fly if they are feeling ill.

 

[Prison Mike.]

How will @UT Big Daddy go to Colorado for his ski trip on spring break?

 

[fortysixand2]

It amazing how many people believe a single government official is somehow responsible for stopping a virus. Today's culture of finger pointing and lack of personal accountability is toxic.

You don't need the President to tell you not to get on damn plane. Be an adult.

(I would make the same statements about any standing officials, btw. Dem or Rep. Astonishing how our culture has turned into a bunch of infants expecting everything to be done for them. )

 

[Travis Galey]

Tons of bankruptcies coming. The airlines may lead the way

The airlines will get a bailout.

 

[tzrider]

How will @UT Big Daddy go to Colorado for his ski trip on spring break?

Stuff happens

 

[Prison Mike.]

Of course. and the morons who blindly support everything he does would call it brilliant.

like I posted yesterday - I live one this crazy world where I’m one of about 3 people who aren’t completely in the tank for one side or the other. It’s remarkable that folks can’t objectively critique their own “side’s” failures.

Yep!

 

[McLovin327]

 

[Malibusmostwanted]

Let’s just shut the whole country down for three weeks instead of dribbling this out for months. Use corporate and personal tax breaks to minimize the short-term impact. New cases would plummet and the economy would recover very quickly.

 

[TexasGeneral]

How will @UT Big Daddy go to Colorado for his ski trip on spring break?

Ski resorts are closing down. Beaver Creek village is a ghost town right now.

 

[TexasGeneral]

Let’s just shut the whole country down for three weeks instead of dribbling this out for months. Use corporate and personal tax breaks to minimize the short-term impact. New cases would plummet and the economy would recover very quickly.

This is the best strategy we have right now.

 

[Travis Galey]

It amazing how many people believe a single government official is somehow responsible for stopping a virus. Today's culture of finger pointing and lack of personal accountability is toxic.

You don't need the President to tell you not to get on damn plane. Be an adult.

(I would make the same statements about any standing officials, btw. Dem or Rep. Astonishing how our culture has turned into a bunch of infants expecting everything to be done for them. )

I don't think the vast majority of people believe that...not even the president's harshest critics. He's not responsible for stopping a virus. Now, if someone wants to challenge the administration's response that's a different argument (and one I won't weigh in on either way). But nobody's blaming him for coronavirus and I think the polls bear that out.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

Let’s just shut the whole country down for three weeks instead of dribbling this out for months. Use corporate and personal tax breaks to minimize the short-term impact. New cases would plummet and the economy would recover very quickly.

Italy has done that, but new cases keep going up.

 

[A-10HORN]

Tons of bankruptcies coming. The airlines may lead the way

Yep.
We can’t survive this without help at this point

 

[ModelTFord14]

Let’s just shut the whole country down for three weeks instead of dribbling this out for months. Use corporate and personal tax breaks to minimize the short-term impact. New cases would plummet and the economy would recover very quickly.

It feels like it’s heading that direction. I guess we could just rip the bandaid off

 

[TexasGeneral]

Italy has done that, but new cases keep going up.

Give it another two weeks. I bet Italian cases start leveling out.

 

[UT Big Daddy]

And like almost everything he’s done on this - too late

Nonsense. The China travel ban came in early February and was widely panned as excessive and racist. It was the right call, and it was a tough call.

The President is not responsible for this and to suggest otherwise is asinine. The virus is everywhere.

 

[lord_caesar]

Italy has done that, but new cases keep going up.

Due to increases in testing. These aren't necessarily new cases, but newly discovered cases.

 

[Bode1025]

My daughter is moving out of her dorm Monday at CU Boulder. She had hip surgery last month so I need to go help her. Hate the idea of flying but I leave tomorrow and we both head home Monday. Hopefully we get that one in before a shutdown. Silver lining is that first class was really inexpensive and I feel it’s more spread out but I’ll bring wipes for the area I’m in.