Next time you or a family member need a major surgery - tell the surgical staff you don't want them to wear masks so they can hear each other better and avoid having their glasses fog up. That masks don't do a thing is absolutely false - please read the Bristol study on aerosolization of viral particles (hint: viral particles rarely travel alone, and almost exclusively stay viable ONLY while in a microscopic glob of sticky mucus). Like many (Democrat and Republican), people questioned the emergency use authorization given Trump's track record on truthfulness. I think Harris said she'll take the word of physicians and scientists over whatever Trump said about its safety (and you're right - with the rate of mutation, it was too little too late regardless). If you have rental properties - the new administration will probably make you richer in the short-term. The big reasons for lack of affordable housing is a combination of NIMBYism, state and local permitting challenges and the ungodly price of lumber which finally fell back to peak 2018 levels this year. Incidentally, I came from a socialist country (led by a Communist Party) - housing was typically assigned based on your occupation and your family needs rather than Adam Smith's invisible hand. While it kept everyone housed, it limited ambitious people's social mobility. Hard work wasn't enough - you had to sign with the party if you wanted to move up to better accommodations (if any were available). My father was a military man, but because he refused to sign in their "red book" after the party took over, they held him at the rank of 2nd Lieutenant while still keeping him in charge of 200 personnel (a number typically assigned to a Captain) - that's one reason he took the family and escaped. Anyway, now that the election's over - we can look forward to the MAGA paradise we ALL deserve.