Swine Flu Increases the Need for Unsecured Personal Loans

Swine flu scares: are they real or media-induced?

Businesses and schools are shutting their doors and forcing some people to seek refuge in unsecured personal loans to overcome the loss of income. Are the scares real or are they media-induced? Is it really necessary to shut down businesses and schools and create income losses for many people? The question is one about which many people have differing opinions—some feel the heat of the scare while others believe it is no worse than any other strain of flu. The problem lies in the fact that not everyone thinks the same way and as such, many are feeling the financial burden of losing time from work because of a fear of a pandemic.

The fear creates unnecessary needs

The fear of a pandemic of swine flu creates unnecessary needs for containment. Certainly there is the need to protect oneself from becoming infected but to create a global fear is not the solution to the problem. The solution is to educate each person so that they know how to make sure they are safe from any kind of infection. Following simple rules we have learned all of our lives will protect us better than running scared and closing schools and businesses. That doesn't mean if we know there are germs inside we shouldn't contain them but to put people out of work and students out of school for a week or more is excessive. Of course, it creates more business for some sectors of the industry, such as hand sanitizers, but it also generates more debt for the consumers who are faced with having to borrow money to subsidize lost days at work. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Swine Flu Increases the Need for Unsecured Personal Loans"