nor did my wife or I

....After that, we need to be deal with the people who caused this and make sure it doesn't happen again. What ever it takes. No excuses. No nicey-nice. No negotiation. Fix it. Disconnect. Kick to the curb. Pull everything out.....

I agree it's important to find out what happened. I'm not endorsing this site, used a quick search and this was the most recent of over two dozen hits
the explains Coronavirus evolved naturally <-Link There have been other links posted in this thread by others.
Now about outsourcing corporate tendency to outsource (save on costs and environmental compliance) that is a completely separate matter.
If we all knew what was going on would it be a perfect world? Bottom line the financial hit is terrible, I do not live in a shell and as an engineer look for solutions to problems.

And PLEASE don't get me started on the subject of Engineers. LMAO.

I wish all of the structures and machines, that I trust my life and safety with, were designed by people who weren't engineers...

...said nobody, ever.

I wish all the stuff I've had to diagnose, take apart and put back together had been designed by a guy who had to diagnose it, take it apart and put it back together himself before the plan was OKed.

Is that the fault of the engineer or the bean counter?

nor did my wife or I

. People are losing their home, businesses, lives, friends, family, life savings, etc, etc over this and you don't want to pursue the people responsible. Well guess what, I DO, and I want our Country to go after them hard to find out how and why this started. That way we can learn from it just like we already learned about WHO. What a joke that outfit has become. We also learned we have to bring manufacturing back HOME again so we are better prepared for the next ACCIDENT. All while you stay in your "little safe spot". What a joke.

There is much here to dissect but consider the following.

-Double digits of Americans polled believe we created the virus!

-I've had my "essential" industrial business open for the whole duration. Sales are down at least 80%. If I owned a restaurant I would anticipate a similar drop once they reopen. You wont catch me at the barber in 2020. Haven't worn a pony tail in 25 years but its back.

-We could have reacted faster as a nation but chose not to. You decide why.

-In terms of manufacturing coming back. We all would love to see that. Pre-covid we did not have enough workers available for this to happen.

Thank you
Kevin

I agree some Engineers are book savvy and then there are others that can think independently.
Some Engineers brought us interesting and long used "things". I've never met an Engineer that did not feel improvements to their design.was not the highest form of flattery. Their idea was good enough to be accepted and improved.
Before I was an Engineer, at six years old took apart and got running a tecumseh engine on our family lawn mower. It was blown (head gasket) and needed bearings and rings. A neighbor told me what to do and I ran back and forth and did as he described. That started a series of rebuilding all sorts of junk I dragged home from the dump and sold for money. I learned to rebuild car motors, by myself, in the front yard guided by a chilton manual and about age 14 or 15. I learned to survey (transit and chain) when I was about 12 and also turned angles using the vernier (degrees/minutes/seconds) by the time I was 14. School was a breeze as I had much practical experience and I busted butt my entire career so I could retire by age 50. I approached life by taking discarded, busted things and making them whole and complete. Everything is owned (including 2 homes outright), grow a lot of our own food, and help others when I feel like it (no charge).
It really does not matter where I live (California) my family was from all over. I'm in a very rural place, a couple hours from the coast, major cities, great fishing/hunting, and lots of other great things to do. Heck I might go Canoeing tomorrow as the local health official allowed my request for hand or foot operated watercraft (no motorboats or sail boats though).
Again, we're being put into box a, or b, or if x, then y. It's good everyone does not think like each other, for we would be lemmings; everyone heading for the cliff. Let's continue thought provoking exchange, there is more than one way to skin a cat, and there is a lot about this pandemic that is unknown. Time will tell, be open to others thoughts, one does not have to adopt them. For civility sake let's keep the personal attacks out.

Manufacturing jobs will be filled when we quit preaching to the youth that Everyone needs a college education.and also quit giving handouts to the able bodied that can work.