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Shut-ins making babies?

April 05, 2020 12:01 am • Last Updated: April 05, 2020 12:05 am

It seems to me that the result of the statement "unintended consequences" may soon become apparent. Nine months from each month that the self-quarantine edict stays in force we could see a population explosion.

Remember the power outage in New York City? There was an increase in the population directly connected to it. Looks like we just may be headed in that same direction.

Anthony Scarpa

Ledyard

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