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Had an interesting thought earlier. Seeing as a majority of deaths are in the range 60 years and above, and very little of the casualties affect younger (workin

Had an interesting thought earlier. Seeing as a majority of deaths are in the range 60 years and above, and very little of the casualties affect younger (working) people, from the governments POV the virus will do well to decrease the disproportionate number of older pension receivers and nursing home residents in comparison with the dwindling number of young people working and paying taxes. In other words, the government probably realizes that despite the grim reality, their POV may be that the virus will have a net positive effect on the economy and also accommodation affordability for the younger generation.

croon 7y ago
Worst campaign ever pissing off your largest demographic by emphatically proving you don't care about them.
rcMgD2BwE72F 7y ago
>their POV may be that the virus will have a net positive effect on the economy and also accommodation affordability for the younger generation. Stressing systems like that is far more damaging/costly than managing the situation with care. Even if the death toll for the elderly explodes, there will be far more more old people requiring intensive care over time. Don't look at the death tool only, the coronavirus does not "kill clean".
johnpowell 7y ago
You assume that the government cares about expenditures. Old people vote. So it would be in your best interest to keep the people that voted you into office alive.
- xenonite 7y ago
  I second this. Because of this I don't understand why the German government is not acting more drastically in terms of isolating old people. Especially the current CDU/CSU/SPD leadership was largely voted by the elderly. Sources: https://www.bpb.de/nachschlagen/zahlen-und-fakten/bundestagswahlen/279740/waehlerstimmen https://www.bpb.de/nachschlagen/zahlen-und-fakten/bundestags... (Zweitstimmenergebnis) https://www.bpb.de/politik/grundfragen/parteien-in-deutschland/zahlen-und-fakten/140358/soziale-zusammensetzung https://www.bpb.de/politik/grundfragen/parteien-in-deutschla...
yardie 7y ago
More likely. People will see the government is ineffective. This raises questions on why have one at all. Some citizens stop paying taxes because of it. This turns into an actual movement because of compelling arguments now with evidence. Government becomes insolvent and wipes out the bond market. Inflation spirals and a full panic begins.
tonyedgecombe 7y ago
On the other hand governments are full of old vulnerable people who will be worried about succumbing to it themselves.
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sumedh 7y ago
Lot of politicians are old as well so they will make sure their country has the resources to fight it just out of self interest.

croon 7y ago

Worst campaign ever pissing off your largest demographic by emphatically proving you don't care about them.

rcMgD2BwE72F 7y ago

>their POV may be that the virus will have a net positive effect on the economy and also accommodation affordability for the younger generation. Stressing systems like that is far more damaging/costly than managing the situation with care. Even if the death toll for the elderly explodes, there will be far more more old people requiring intensive care over time. Don't look at the death tool only, the coronavirus does not "kill clean".

johnpowell 7y ago

You assume that the government cares about expenditures. Old people vote. So it would be in your best interest to keep the people that voted you into office alive.

xenonite 7y ago
I second this. Because of this I don't understand why the German government is not acting more drastically in terms of isolating old people. Especially the current CDU/CSU/SPD leadership was largely voted by the elderly. Sources: https://www.bpb.de/nachschlagen/zahlen-und-fakten/bundestagswahlen/279740/waehlerstimmen https://www.bpb.de/nachschlagen/zahlen-und-fakten/bundestags... (Zweitstimmenergebnis) https://www.bpb.de/politik/grundfragen/parteien-in-deutschland/zahlen-und-fakten/140358/soziale-zusammensetzung https://www.bpb.de/politik/grundfragen/parteien-in-deutschla...

yardie 7y ago

More likely. People will see the government is ineffective. This raises questions on why have one at all. Some citizens stop paying taxes because of it. This turns into an actual movement because of compelling arguments now with evidence. Government becomes insolvent and wipes out the bond market. Inflation spirals and a full panic begins.

tonyedgecombe 7y ago

On the other hand governments are full of old vulnerable people who will be worried about succumbing to it themselves.

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sumedh 7y ago

Lot of politicians are old as well so they will make sure their country has the resources to fight it just out of self interest.