Americans, what is more important to you right now...
The economy, or the health and lives of your loved ones?
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walabby · M
If the infection rate can be kept to a level where hospitals can cope, more people will survive. If lockdown lasts for too long, everyone will be bankrupt. If the virus is allowed to run it's course with NO interference the huge number of deaths will have a very bad effect on the economy.
The correct response seems to be a fine balancing act here.. and no one seems to know exactly what it is.
The correct response seems to be a fine balancing act here.. and no one seems to know exactly what it is.
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@walabby What it amounts to is the government got panicked (on purpose?) with a bunch of bogus numbers. The media is not on the side of good governance and informed population so they do nothing but spread fear porn. In Western Canada we have a population of almost 12 million people. Of those 11.89 Million people 138 have died from covid related illnesses. 0.00015% of the population has died from something related to covid. Covid may not have even been the major factor in the person's death since the vast majority of the deceased had other major medical issues going on. Sooner or later we have to declare that we have been fooled and take steps to fix the situation. Leaving everything shut down is not an option. People need to provide for themselves or they starve.
walabby · M
@hippyjoe1955 I wonder how many people in New York, Italy or Spain share your opinion...?
Granted that the world can't be locked down forever.
Granted that the world can't be locked down forever.
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@walabby You actually believe any of the measures taken prevented the disease spreading?
walabby · M
@hippyjoe1955 They have slowed down the rate of spread so that hospitals are not totally overwhelmed like that have been in Spain, Italy and NY. They have bought us some time to hopefully develop vaccines.
I acknowledge that the world can't stay locked down for ever. Doing nothing is not an option either.
I acknowledge that the world can't stay locked down for ever. Doing nothing is not an option either.
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@walabby So we are told. I remain unconvinced. I suspect the virus has been circulating longer and is much more widespread than we have been led to believe. We do know that most people are immune to it and of those that do get it most recover without medical attention. A few die from the disease as is the case for almost any disease we can think of.